Draw the curtain dark,
Close off the touching of light,
Leave me here moaning,
My heart deep groaning,
As eyes redden in the night,
I’m the curtain dark.

Why exist at all?
Why proceed after the fall?
To remain staring
And yet still caring
After the silence takes all,
I’m the silent fall.

Why even ponder,
Why debate emotion’s grasp,
When it’s my giving
That stops the loving
A strangling touch there at last,
I’m left to wonder.

There’s no need for light,
I can remain in the dim,
Not really sulking,
Not really talking,
Just muttering about sin
That’s hides in the night.

What did you expect?
So close to Valentine’s day?
Love words in showers
Of hearts and flowers,
Sorry it is not gloom’s way
For a love reflect.