Muddle Through Silence

Once upon a time open windows, painted crimson, sealed shut Words dancing in the bayside breeze blow aimlessly on by Brilliant nighttime stars, holding a thousand wishes, no longer shine A mirthless moon begrudgingly sits silently in the solemn sky Another guardian angel loses her wings and cries Crickets playing nightly treats, gone on a fishing trip Too far away, even for the trained ear, to be heard Twelve o'clock but the church bells are not ringing Muddle through silence hearing every unsaid word Even the clock on the wall has a song less bird Quietly close my tear-filled eyes, a life in rewind Lost, not a thought, no echoes in an empty mind 08/27/2015