In the empty years my heart lingers
in an empty room under empty skies
there is a shattering silence and I hear it mocking me
clouds cover the moon
the songs of the night a haunting refrain
it still haunts me, all this pain
the invisible shadows of memories still bind me to you
your distant heart lingers and I hear your echoes
peace is a distant rapture
in the farthest reaches of my soul
my waiting heart lingers
content with recalling both love and lies
alone in an empty room under empty skies
I close my eyes and turn away
© Ann Bagnall
Annie's Poetry 