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"Spoken, Unspoken Words" by Akshit Suri

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May 15th, 2026

Spoken, Unspoken Words

by Akshit Suri

And I guess it meant nothing to you –
as the gray etches into my brain.
Silence slithers in,
like sand sifting through an hourglass.
Pitfalls of quiet,
it multiplies, feeds on my mind,
drowns me in melancholy,
and leaves me standing,
heartbroken.

And it happened,
and before I swirl you in all my poems,
my heart must die one more time.
Our touch, our language,
your face like a black dog,
reaches for me
and falls within me.

And it may not pass –
my words will never reach your shores.
Silence, like autumn leaves,
will get covered with early October snow.
Metaphors will suffocate,
and I will eventually lose all my senses,
and silence silences.

About the Poet
Akshit Suri resides in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications on Akshit Suri's Artist Page.

This poem is featured in Comet #8, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.

Keywords: grief, black dog, introspection

Previously published in Canada Poetry Magazine:
I Found Me
by Cynthia Clancy

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