Bella Imperia: The things I don’t say

Please, just stop.

Stop every thought that will not cease,
stop every tear and give me peace.
Stop all the rewrites in my head,
the words replayed, the things unsaid.

No more what ifs, no more regret,
no more wounds I can’t forget.
Hush now, mind, be still tonight.
Heart, please rest and lose the fight.

I ask for nothing loud or grand,
a small mercy, I beg, please understand.
Just silence soft enough for me,
and let that silence set me free.

-Bella Imperia