12.16.2007

Saturday Night

Silence has found me
My best friends are gone
My lover has gone
Will be gone for a long time
Take me back to
togetherness, little thoughts.
Take me back to
noises and voices.

Silence has found me
My tears are finished
My day's list is finished
The finished autumn resigns
Take me back to
lightly cool days, linked arms
Take me back to
noises and voices

I will not assuage the sting
Silence, this loneliness
Does a soul good.
Gives depth to the artist
Is the paint of masters
I will embrace it
linger in the silence
My thoughts will form
excellent noise.
My poetry will sound
a familiar voice.

Silence has found me
The day feels new
The world feels new
Awake, I arise anew and resilient
Take me forward to
creating, pursuing wisdom.
Take me forward to
noises and voices.