When Silence Speaks...

Sunday was the one-year anniversary of my grandfather's passing (seven months after my other grandfather passed). I felt it appropriate to write something about it, but I couldn't find the words to say. Out of that frustration grew this poem. It's a little dark, but I hope you enjoy.


"When Silence Speaks"
© 2008 Aaron Matthew Kaiser

When no words will do
And no phrase will say
How the heart does hurt
With each passing day

And the void inside
Makes grown men meek
All they can do
Is let silence speak

For the life that's gone
The flame that died
Oft night since then
They've sat and cried

A branch of life
They held so close
And now they've lost
The one loved most

And then they wake
Wish them still there
And not given unto
Death's icy stare

With mouth spread wide
No voice comes through
But the silence speaks
The words for you


I miss you, Grandpa!