Sadness is a place
apart and close to my heartbeat,
swarming my left hemisphere,
throbbing in my heartburn.

Sadness is commonplace
where forgetfulness is kept,
in that place where they inject
the eyes
and congestion pushes
tear moisture.

Sadness is underneath
from the gray dome of the sky,
in the thunder that falls
in men
silent.

Sadness is that ring
where the crying hits,
and the bell rings
desperately.

I find sadness
in your absence,
in the...