I hear you (2)

The coincidence of a vague physical resemblance
followed by an accidental but absolute audio replica
brings up a vibrant ghost from the past...

Sometimes,
I close my eyes,
and I just hear your voice.

Frightening,
the power of sound,
after all this time apart.

I could never explain to others
how so many of your questions got answers,
how the simplest of words complicated everything.

Repeating
the vowels in your last name,
I know nothing has changed except the calendar.

Pain may drain away.
But anger - and hunger - stay.

I paid.
Still, I do regret
not always doing right by you.

Sometimes,
I close my eyes,
and I just hear your voice.

Every night,
I close my eyes.