Too many times I've tried
To tell you how I feel,
But the silence always
Comes between us
And I'm filled with fear.

Then the shadows appear
And hover over me silently
Like morbid portents of doom.
They cover me like ashes
from a distant fire.

I feel so cold & enraged!
You laugh at my discomfort,
Like I had this all planned
Just for your solitary amusement!

Think again, before you walk away!
Tomorrow may not ever arrive.
Then what will you do?
To whom will you cry out
your sorrow?

Mercy is what I've always
shown you.
Compassion is what I offered --
As a gift, without asking.
Needing nothing...