Echo Poem by Sakib Choudhury

My mind tells me I have recovered
yet there is renewed pain in my chest
For the information passed on to me
has caused conflict with feelings
that were long thought put to rest

hoped that these cursed feelings
would act like an echo given time
reverberating loud from the onset
then slowly descending into a whisper

eventually turning into sweet silence
leaving me with the peace of nothingness
a nothingness that would feel so complete
that would lead to the fullfillment of serenity

but alas twas not to be the case for me
For these feelings bounce around in my mind
instigating a mental avalanche
leaving nothing but carnage in its wake
which may not be salvageable in its aftermath