Why do I linger
so often
at this midnight hour?

what's it that
lurks in my heart?
I couldn't discover

why couldn't I
forego the before
learn not to remember?

why have I lost
my voice
in strange surrender?

why have I shed
all that I once held
as wondrous splendour?

why have I chosen
to give up my laughter
to embrace tears as dearer?