The Calm That Was The Storm

It seemed the sky must wither

The seas disperse, galaxies unfurl

My form, insensate, relinquish breath

Amidst noise and shattering earth

But no violence, not even a stir

Merely reflection of flickering light

In your still, unwavering gaze

Marked the hour of goodbye

It was in silence you revealed most

It was in saying nothing you said it all

The silence said it all

Sorry for not mirroring your calm

The inconvenience, the burden of guilt

For feeling the sting within the

Faint praise with which you damned me

I envy you such detachment

Your mute faith that better awaits

The sanguine ease of your stride as,

So quietly, you just walked away

It was in silence you revealed most

It was in saying nothing you said it all

The silence said it all

So say you felt just one regret

Say you shed one drop of brine

Please say one instinct yearned to scream

Into a silence thick with words

I could not bear to hear