by Mark Napier
alone and silent i wait
drawing each breath in a dark solitude
at one with myself and alone
nothing else to share me with
this void consumes me
and leaves me wanting more
a solitude so real
that nothing else matters
a thousand tears time
one thousand lives
and a deep freeze
that immediately comes
and darkness true
true as an old friend that
comes to bed to share
despair and solitude
mourn the passing of time with me
and watch as it slips away
a silent tribute to death
never to be held again
this darkness comforts
resting upon the dark
a silent requiem for my soul
falling on deaf ears
lay with me within time
and watch the stars die
a silent requiem
falling on deaf ears
© 2002 Mark A. Napier