Loneliness at Dusk

Artwork: From One Thousand and One Nights - Yasmina Alaoui and Marco Guerra, 2005

i hold
my
silence...

not letting
your name
cross my
lips...

desperately
trying
to wean
myself
of every
influence,
trace,
memory...

but i
cannot.

i hold
my
silence
and lurk
in
shadow...

i wear
a mask
all day,
everyday.

i say
everything
is okay
is alright
is fine...

but
it is not.

i hold
my
silence
and lurk
in
shadow
and weep
in
secret.