Day turns to night
As the sun falters and slips,
Sinking slowly into the sea.
Her blue-green depths sink,
Darkening, 'til they're as black as a shadow's heart.

Silence falls all around,
Leaving me only to my thoughts,
Dark as the bottomless ocean.

I am alone,
Now more than ever before.
Family and friends all seem too far
And hope alone cannot bring them closer.

I am afraid,
Afraid that I will forget,
Or they will, and we will fade away.
Nothing more than a whisper of a memory.

~102401~