I am lost in the silence
that once was filled
with a voice of reason
now sadly gone away
no songs being sung
to lift the faltering soul
stalwartly leading on
through the darkness
no more happy laughter
of children playing
their peals floating out
giving to all a smile
no sounds at all today
there is only silence
my mind is empty
no voices call out
my inspiration falters
a new old occurrence
growing far too common
for 1/4 the way home
Each stanza has a different focus on the same topic. Well organized. There is enough ambiguity as to make it worth reading several times to get various angles and meanings from it. There is also a sense of a cavernous effect...every thing is huge, unending, almost infinite in it's silence and emptiness. I like the first line in each being similar with the last stanza almost answering all our questions.
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