absence

When darkness prevails

He shuts his eyes

The moon escapes

Bringing bleak

Bright goes the Sun

Stars fade to night

Shadows erupt

Ashen skies

The silence echoes

Screams out loud

Smothering her voice

A quiet cry

In stillness he lays

Unable to move

Can he pray?

His soul aloof

You say goodnight

Upon knee we mourn

In light they lift him

Bringing dawn