Why does The Void Speaks falls under the Best Short Sad Poem?
Is it because it is written perfectly?
A big no!
Is it because it captures the feelings of sadness?
Also, no.
Then what?
It is because it gives nothing…it leaves you
Sometimes, you have been hurt so much that nothing makes you dizzy.
No one makes you question your existence.
Some wounds or injuries do not announce themselves with rage or tears. And when they arrive, they hollow the feeling and space where life used to live. This poem traces that particular unsettling absence, the moment when betrayal, cheating, loss, and cruelty no longer provoke pain or reaction. It stays numb. The only frightening realization is not what was stolen or left, but what no longer responds and why.
A Best Short Sad Poem: The Void Speaks
When your partner leaves you halfway,
The air should collapse into distance,
Leaving you, begging.
When your friends betray you,
The sweet voices of past should visit,
Leaving you, soury.
When your loved ones call you names,
The tears should suffocate your thoughts,
Leaving you, unloved.
When that person tells you lies,
The heart ought to shrink,
Leaving you stuttering.
When they steal your mental peace,
The head should explode with a bang,
Leaving you, hollow.
But You feel
nothing.
Not grief.
Not anger.
No misery.
No shock.
Only a vacancy
where the reaction should have been.
Only a voice,
not an accusation,
Perhaps truth,
Perhaps lie:
“I got what I deserved.”
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