Barrier

Just meters away from the door's neon light, 

Like an eternity in this dark place 

A measurement of sighs past midnight, 

The silence doesn't care about my face 

The silence doesn't even glance at me 

The silence is cold in all my ways 

The silence condemns me to be free 

The silence will be with me, all my days, 

Despite the love, despite the burning flame, 

Your radiance from my eyes must disappear, 

From existence in the sphere of my frame 

Your silence must cease to interfere 

With the busy misery hidden in my smile, 

I will never, to your grace, reconcile.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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