The Quiet Death of Echos

The sound of a heartbeat,
heard only in the empty silence of loneliness
How still this moment is,
the smallness of being
When each sunset is wrapped in gray,
leaving behind another long night of yearning,
to feel wanted, to feel needed,
alone with emotions of misery,
that come and go with each passing flickering light
To stare into the abyss, feeling nothing
Awakened by the mirror of your thoughts,
that flutter in the background with emptiness
To endure the quiet death of echos,
that fade away from yesterday,
leaving tomorrow silent

contest Loneliness
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Dietrich Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 12:48 PM
Just noticed an injustice. Gotta fave this one.
Parker Avatar
July 25, 2016 at 9:32 AM
Thank you my friend...Frederic
Dietrich Avatar
July 24, 2016 at 12:47 PM
wow, VERY deep, very good writing from you. Love your free verse style. SEVEN
La France Avatar
July 22, 2016 at 10:06 PM
Frederic, this is beautifully penned and I love it 7 ~
Nance Avatar
July 22, 2016 at 7:01 PM
perfectly described!
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