Whisper of a crushed heart

Oh, whisper of a crushed heart!
That weeping of hidden tears...
That numbing of bleeding ears...
That deafening silent scream.

When the eyes lose their light,
piercing unfocused this realm.
When the hands tremble uneven,
craving even the power of rage.

Wobbling legs deliver reticent
in an mechanical movement
that hides the vacuum inside.

Shattered scattered valves,
ashes of a driving flame,
spirit souvenirs of this frame.