needles in my right eye

by Ioana Moldovan

I found myself

I found myself asking to my old self

I found myself asking to my old self while laying on cold empty concrete

I found myself asking to my old self while laying on cold empty concrete with needles in my right eye

I found myself asking my old self while laying on cold empty concrete with needles in my right eye and shedding blood and grief from the left one.

"Where did you go?"

So she answered . . .

"I'm nowhere to be found

"I'm nowhere to be found nowhere to be seen or heard

"I'm nowhere to be found nowhere to be seen or heard I'm just lost on floating thoughts.

Thoughts emerging through the chaos,

Thoughts emerging through the chaos, a chaos that beautifully lies within your soul.

Do you miss me, may I ask?"

A palsy silence took its place

A palsy silence took its place as I stood forlorn,

A palsy silence took its place as I stood forlorn, without my old gone self.

No answer I shall give

No answer I shall give for that question

No answer I shall give for that question lonely made me feel.