'muted silence'

i know
that the
sun
no longer
shines on
you

you
who
now have
darkness
for sanctuary

i know that
a long
time ago
you
tried your
best
to hold
on to

but
fate
would not
let you

now
i know
why your
heart
no longer
beats

it is
long
dead

-buried
in the tombs
of the
unheard.
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*Painting-
Ballerina in a Death's Head
c.1939
Salvador Dali