eyes beheld aged intentions
hands withering gray
too many years spent justifying words
with deeper meanings
we stood in weighted silence
knees weak with shared knowledge
tongues echoing memories
from the abyss of closed off mouths
we stood still in weighted silence
whole bodies yearning
pressed against the fence
of feet with forgotten steps
glued in place
held together by the string
holding up our now heavy hearts
we stood in weighted silence
waiting for the courage to
listen to the other speak words
we both wanted to hear
we stood still in weighted silence
while they carried on without us