if time has taught me anything, I can't remember now 
the ticking clock has hypnotized my every thought somehow
and here I am in lulls of sleep, beckoned by my heart 
i need to feel its beat to know that I won't fall apart
see, you can talk and weary me but I will not reply 
for all the reasons I could give are hidden in my eyes
so if you wait and closely watch you'll find that what you seek
are perfect words that only rise when neither of us speaks
the silence looms and calms the pulse running through our veins 
just enough that you can hear my footsteps in your brain 
for I have traveled far and wide across its weathered ground
all the while making sure I gilded and unbound