A serene mind amidst the burning chaos; like a stone in a raging fire She was feigning ignorance, burning oneself but wouldn't shatter Her body froze with a scathing gaze she heard the unspoken words Soft eyes with a growling heart; a yelp of pain went through her but never from her The concreted walls couldn't hear her plight but she found solace in the embrace of her shadow Her tears were a withered flower; a hurdle that blinded her eyes She stuttered on the words that never came out, the scarce of affection evident on her Calculated breaths to forced exhalation the struggle to conceal her pain for the silence she adored Blinded by flash, he noticed her voice echoed in him Her tear stained face and hopeful eyes, her gaze never left his silhouette He left with no turns or the slightest contact while her heart yearned for his warmth His anticipating warmth awaited her while she lived with a frightened sound They tried to tell her how to feel but he was the cause of her euphoria She's wondered if he'd ever come around while the faith in her was fading He had reincarnated in her mind a soul she had made to silence her waning love Her heart mourned for his love for what she once had In the silence she heard his unspoken words of faith He retreated back home to his home; her