*You sat next to me in quietude
But your heartbeats called me deafeningly
Reluctant to hear your voice rupture
While I waited for my name to echo stoically
You sat next to me in quietude
But you fought the guilt inside you solely
Tackled it with a valiant front
As I watched you succumb inside me spiritually
You sat next to me in quietude
Acknowledging we love semovedly
You succumbed harder in your world
And I succumbed in return silently*