The night haunts me with her burden of words, br weighed down by their own unutterence. br Thoughts form and crumble. br I watch silently, say nothing. br I am a stranger in my own seclusion. br br Yet the night nourishes me, br with her starry gaze. br Fills me with hopes of light, br Beyond the barren days. br br Lying still in her arms, I realize, br The cruel day begins. br Lightless, listless, longing in vain. br br Its time to hide behind myself, br In dried tears, to smile again.