This bond we bear born of sympathy
Bristles in empathy we share too late
Our best intentions now braided in vagaries
Tie to our stricken malaise like unpaved pretext
All of our words
In all of those years swept away
Lost to ground upon which I prayed
In silence and whispers
These tears blur every star we once shared
In selfish wishes declared for our peace
Those lights wilting dim like slow fading emery
But rain can’t extinguish memories wreathed in flame
Dark reigns each day
Burying stars underground
Under pretense of a new day crowned
That twinkles like silver
But I hope you know I still love you
And my silence a tactic consent
A choice made without my desire
For this life you are living so far away
But pain dwells inside my lingering each day