there are no answers
when sorrows fill the night
an intensity of longing
left undisturbed as
the universe hides itself
behind the steely clouds

just the emptiness within
scratching tender miseries
a cursive scrawl carved deep
into the corpse of wonder
in swirls and loops etching
undefinable acts of heartache

there are no answers
to be found in the silence
just a dirth of happiness
suffocating beneath
an swirling gray malaise with
no stars to guide you home