The Calm That Was The Storm
It seemed the sky must wither
The seas disperse, galaxies unfurl

My form, insensate, relinquish breath
Amidst noise and shattering earth
But no violence, not even a stir

Merely reflection of flickering light
In your still, unwavering gaze
Marked the hour of goodbye

It was in silence you revealed most
It was in saying nothing you said it all
The silence said it all

Sorry for not mirroring your calm
The inconvenience, the burden of guilt
For feeling the sting within the

Faint praise with which you damned me
I envy you such detachment
Your mute faith that better awaits

The sanguine ease of your stride as,
So quietly, you just walked away
It was in silence you revealed most

It was in saying nothing you said it all
The silence said it all
So say you felt just one regret

Say you shed one drop of brine
Please say one instinct yearned to scream
Into a silence thick with words

I could not bear to hear