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