Shhhh don't say a word,
You must remain unspoken, unheard, mute,
Red lipstick, blood painted nails,
As hidden as a veil,
Of love locked smiles,
Tears within,
Laughter a spinning enduring sin.

Fake it, make it, clambering in,
Never will you escape it.

Distance draws nearer,
Hearing voices harder.

Your silence resounds,
In the empty hollows,
Of a lost lovers tunnel.

Bridges need building,
To ensure,
The two,
Are not lost, in oceans apart,
But brought together,
By rapid crashing waves,
A lovers ship-to-shore call,
Saved love forborne.

© Sia Jane