Old Guard

Time stood still The clockwork cranked Eyes not used to venture The gift of sight conjures The unsaid is the animated Affection in forms all coded Our legitimate silence Omniscient eyes used to scour Through covert heart that wander, Where words and sarcasm are symbiosis, Egos pulverized, reduced to effervescence Words that cut, words that shut This ample heart loves in cower Things change…People change The hair is now a crop of grey The eyes a steady current. Eyelids lowered Words he utters A simmering boundary; dormant yet tenacious Where is the man I fear? Where is he whose wrath I quiver? Where was I when you love me so dear...? All this time we fail to see We talk in different tongues Swallow bitterness like drugs Those three simple words stood Apart like cliffs of gaping ravine We stay muted to protect each other We end up hurting one another How I wish to tell you How blessed I am to have you How I wish to hug you To thank for all you have been through This unlawful silence Will it break, Before the sun sets With all it takes?