Silence—Jood M.T.

Your effervescence,
the way it encompasses me, like
the rays of the sun,
sheltering me between your ribs,
and enveloping me amid the dark chaos.
I was left alone,
stranded under the storm, with
no safe haven.
Standing here, in this
merciless,
earsplitting silence, and
I call for you, but
there’s no answer.
Your warmth, now
nonexistent, is replaced
with a dark cold, sending
shivers down my body,
all caused by your absence.
Your silence.