Silence

It was dark and assuring

In all its unrelenting cruelty.

It sought to betray and adore,

These thoughts simmering in angst.

A heart that failed to beat

But fluttered

With the damnation

Of affection.

And yet I found sanctuary

In this unforgiving echo.

The sinister lull

Which condemned me

And forever bound me

To these unspoken thoughts.

The whispered slaughter

Of the human brain

And the heavy burdens

Of a human heart

All embraced me

In the butchery

Of

this

silence.