In the Silence of a Solitude

It's here; it's back again, the curtain's spread, I brace like my demise.

Right here; The strike again, I'm still alone, I'm still trusting my eyes.

--And all they see is restless skies;
My vision's blocked by this passionate surprise.


It's here; Its chase relents, my legs move slow, my mind is lost to fear.
Right here; The clap again, I'm still afraid, I'm still trusting my ears.

--And a ringing loud is all they hear;
In the silence of a solitude so sheer.


Are my breaths so numbered? Do I owe a debt to thunder so strong? --I can't.
Can I ever fight this? I can barely keep these clenched fists anymore.

Here beneath this dark splendor, to resist, or to surrender my control.--To give up.


I can't do this on my own.