The Silence

She looked at him

and wondered

what it was

she was supposed to feel

Contempt?

Sorrow perhaps?

But she only felt

the numbness

inside of her

He stopped talking

Perhaps waiting 

for a response

She looked at him 

and wondered

what it was

she was supposed to say

He spoke louder

Perhaps to invoke a response

Perhaps to force her to listen

Perhaps to fill the silence

But she only heard 

the silence

Only felt the numbness

 Coiling tightly

inside her 

Holding her,

Binding her,

to the silence

between his words

where she felt safe

 ©Rose

No one Hears

everyone listens

but nobody hears

a cheek glistens

with silent tears

shouting won't make

a blind man see

crying won't ease

the misery

colours are fading

turning to grey

shadows are braiding

the last light of day

a monochrome halo

hangs in the sky

the scornful echo

of a seagulls cry

night keeps its vigil

so paint your dreams

amongst clouds dismal

a miracle gleams

night brings its silence

that deadens and deafens

night brings its own sentence 

........nobody listens.......

ⒸRose

No Longer Afraid

Your sighs tame the wind

weaving your whispers

through my hair

i am no longer afraid

to love

Your heartbeat measures

the silence of the night

i am no longer afraid

of the dark

Your embrace warms

the cold hours before dawn

i am no longer afraid

to dream

©Rose

Dearth

each beat of my heart measures

your footsteps

as you turn around and walk away

from me

this time it seems it will be the

last time

I wind the old clock standing in

the hall

pious hope to wish and wait for you

to return

listening to the tick-tock of the

old clock

each beat of my heart measures

your silence

© Rose

The Silence

She looked at him
and wondered what it was 
she was supposed to feel
Contempt perhaps
Or Sorrow
But she only felt
the numbness
inside of her
He stopped talking
Perhaps waiting 
for a response
She looked at him
and wondered what
it was she was supposed to say
He spoke louder
Perhaps to invoke a response
Perhaps to force her to listen
Perhaps to fill the silence
But she only heard 
the silence
Only felt 
the numbness
Coiling tightly
inside her
Holding her
Binding her
to the silence
between his words
where she felt safe
© Rose