By Gala
Date: 5 September 2000
The SIlence of You
Ticking silence,
the metronome is a heart
waiting for word
fearing the quiet
more than the news.
You are missing in action
and my greatest fear
is that you will not return
because your spirit
gave up the ghost,
and I did not ward you
from the hurtful things
that haunt a lover's dreams.
Love is also the awful silence
when you are too wounded
to speak even to me,
and i read your words over,
trying to find warmth
when a chill has frosted
my breath
and touched my heart
and iced the spot
where you are inside.
Be well......please?
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