Silence Breaks

The silence breaks
As the moon looks on
The calm of the night torn
Under the starry sky

In a moment lives shatter
In the blink of an eye
The utterance of a word
The twist of fate
Drives home like a knife
Not killing

But maiming to the point
That death would be release

Tired, weary, drained, exhausted
Release evades

The silence returns
As the moon looks on
The calm of the night rippling
Under the starry sky
Oblivious

 © 1999 Moonfyre