Just meters away from the door's neon light,

Like an eternity in this dark place

A measurement of sighs past midnight,

The silence doesn't care about my face

The silence doesn't even glance at me

The silence is cold in all my ways

The silence condemns me to be free

The silence will be with me, all my days,

Despite the love, despite the burning flame,

Your radiance from my eyes must disappear,

From existence in the sphere of my frame

Your silence must cease to interfere

With the busy misery hidden in my smile,

I will never, to your grace, reconcile.
Copyright © Robert Velves | Year Posted 2023