Silent

No noise, just light

better not to hear
the shouts of pain,
of suffering and woe.
better not to hear
the cries of everyday
tragedies.

Will you stand alone
on a shore at night
and wonder, wonder
of things left untold.
will you be coming,
or will you be leaving?
will you really be
alone?

The water is silent,
fitting.
The sky's light
unfading, but
leaving us in
darkness.
Across the water,
people wish.
Across the water,
a city sleeps.
But you,
you stand alone.