Every night, I watch you mount
reach for my outstretched arms,
fingers clasping, shadows dancing
in the humming darkness of night.

Every night, I watch you
and your faceless apparition,
seeking recognition of friend or foe,
before kissing everything
that is you.

Every night, I watch you heave
breathe life into the inanimate,
before the humming stops
as the church bell tolls
a cry for midnight.

Every night the same plight,
in darkness you depart
in darkness you ride
in darkness you come
before I open my eyes

to the perpetual silence
in the darkness you left behind.