once again

luis castellanos | Fall 2021

And many months later I am here again,
Writing about someone I barely know,
About their silence and how it hurts,
Hoping that somehow through some of my words
I become able to heal my soul.

Perhaps the fact I am here should let me know
The problem is not with them but with my own.
Why does my imagination go out of control?
Tying strangers with strings to my thoughts.