And when you gave me
your last glance
I drowned all the words you said
all the smiles you gave
all the tears you spooned
into my eyes

all the lies
all the promises
all the things
you failed to express
with an ounce of truth

in the ocean
that was my silence

where they grew shells
finding their own homes
along with seaweeds
and sardines
where they collected the fishy smell
dying like a fish
as the whales and sharks came
to taste the bittersweet
unnamed thing

I didn't have enough tears
to express my sadness
at their cold demise

after having spent more than
I wanted to
for mine.

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