Fleeting Moments

I heard you sing,

And the notes fell

Like silk

Upon my Spirit.

I saw you smile

And in that moment

Thought that

You were happy.

But when I looked

Into your eyes,

I knew your heart

Was breaking.

The unshed tears

Held back until the

Darkness sets them

Free.

I wanted to extend

My hand and tell you that

Your secret is safe

With me.

But mine is just a small voice

Drowned by the cacophony

That no doubt rages

In your mind.

You nodded oh so slightly

As if to say you heard me.

Then you smiled and

Turned away.

Leaving the Sisterhood of Sadness

To keep yet another secret

Buried deep within its

Collective soul.