Quiet Truths
The unnamed thing
exists.
The thing we named
does not.
Or rather, it fell apart.
Blood is not louder than
the sound of rain
on the window
waking up sleeping
children.
Still, I do not prefer the silence.
Just quiet words, quiet truths.
A reminder of something once named
is a reminder of the unknown.
A reminder of a soul who lived
is a reminder of a smile
erased.