The blank stare
and cavernous gaze
leaves me stark
and disenchanted.
What lies beneath
those orbs of haze?
Questions left unanswered.
I wonder aloud...
Does she hear?
Does she care?

Lost in the abyss
of endless days
unable...unwilling
to deal with the dark.
I talk to my sister
who cannot respond;
while
cell phones ring
and radios sing
and still
nothing makes sense.

We sit and wait
and ponder reasons.
Perplexed by answers
left untold.
It’s all behind
that endless gaze…
although
all I could ask was,
Does she hear?
Does she care?
Is she there?