In Silence My Heart Weeps

My heart couldn't recall

yesterday’s yearnings,

but the old hurts

laid claim

on unshed tears

In silence

my heart weeps

Walls built

a thousand years ago

cannot be torn down

by wishes alone

In silence

my heart weeps

I keep locked

the terror

that threatens

my soul

My heart

weeping in silence

Not such a big deal

by mind reasons

but still,

I wrap invisible cords

around my fragility

and let my emotions

keep others at bay

My heart weeping

in silence

I keep these feelings

hidden

hope no one

notices.

Alone,

I can only dream

and alone,

I dance in joy

glad I don’t have to

put on an act.

In silence

the tears dry.

(rewritten from May 2009)