There is a mercy in the unsaid.
I’m choosing the tacenda—the things better left in the dark—to protect the light we once had. I am choosing to bury the ugly parts today so I can save the beautiful parts for later.
This way, our memories have no expiration date; they stay forever beautiful, locked away from the reach of reality.
Sometimes, silence is the only way to keep it poetic.
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash
hush baby,
don't break the magic
this silent goodbye
where closure
is unnecessary
this tacenda
between us
let our memories
stay forever beautiful
in our hearts
©Britt H.
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✍️Previously published: 4th March 2018
✨ Revised Edition: 3rd April 2026
📖 This piece was featured on Falls Poetry.
Part of my consolidated writing portfolio.