Prolonged Silence

While in this prolonged silence

between a whisper and your ear

embarrassed to repentance

to have desired you appear

Yet silence is a measure

of many ways to say

these words would be my pleasure

if only listening were your way

For in this prolonged silence

accustomed as I am today

you are a distant remanence

of rainbows’ ends turned grey

Then silence pirates sentiments

the treasure hoarded fast

sailing into the sunset

toward an island in the past

So in this prolonged silence

I wander under a vanished spell

smoothing out ambivalence

such no burden for me to quell

That silence is snapped to attention

as dawn breaks into day

setting you free my one intention

yet you’ve already gone away