Again the silence And it echoes through my shattered soul like a thunderstorm Careening across the Nebraska prairie on a warm And humid afternoon. Why will you not simply confront What is your goal? Simply to shut off And walk away pretending nothing ever existed ? I'm done, this hurts, again. But not as much as before. I've hardened my heart. I'll not pick, again, at this existential scab. There is so much I'll never understand You stormed in, unburdened your soul To me as no one ever has before. Then pulled back, and vanished. As you have, again, here. But I'm finished, the game has ended Leaving me to my confusions And a love I'll never forget.