Tonight

The still of the night,
the deafening silence,
then the brilliant darkness
and my arid soul.

With glazed eyes,
numbing grief that chokes my heart,
averting many a tear with all my will,
I pause time to reflect.

A blaze burned,
A fever raged,
A fire cooled,
The pain eased
I did triumph then.
I looked on as they carried me away.