Burnt out

Bruised, burnt and stumbling
Slowly I look around to see why everyone is silent
As I look around, I see no smiles
The smiles have disappeared
Everyone’s wondering what’s happened
Can they not see that I am bruised and I’m struggling
How can I smile with the limp in my step
How can I be cheerful when there’s a knife in my back
Surely they have not closed their eyes
Assuredly someone can see my condition
Otherwise why have they stopped smiling?

Whither

I looked for my love and I found him not
I called and he did not answer
I wondered if he’d heard
Once again, I called
He did hear and he smiled
I wonder if he will forever hear my call
It matters not
My heart is what calls to my love
Our hearts beat as one and yearn for the same things
In a beat we are together