Winter’s Kiss

Your silence is the sound I hear
Upon waking
An absence that brings me to my knees
A touch forever missing from my skin
Becomes searing

The winter took everything
Above me, black stars
Away from everything
Within me, black stars

Your silence is the sound I hear
Upon waking
An absence that brings me to my knees
Your gentle voice once soft as sin
Quiet now, for eternity

And with the memories I sail the tide of time
On this last journey which binds us all
Now I seek the winter’s kiss
To set me free
Free of everything