Desideratum

overwhelming, the silence
deafening in it's purity
and i call out
amidst the brackish water
sinking slowly
shipwrecked in the darkness
of my eternity
and all i can think of is you
stranger though you are
among the strongest i fall
hearing your voice
your voice is my undoing
and all i can do is hold my breath
sink deeper
losing myself
all there is
the silence is all there is
your voice
silence
me
sinking forever

April 29, 2003