searching for her

gone
the word knocked him down
the sky didn't help him
the moon made its debut
so did the sun
but nothing led him back to her

out in the shabby corners of the woods
sat a girl
if her heart was broken no one knew
her body paralyzed by the loud silence
because that's all there was
silence

he jumped into the world
with the goal of reaching her
searched under stones and over trees
her heart seemed hard to find
but the size of the hope didn't defeat him

her heart had grown old
and she waited
for him and the darkness that would soon
swallow her up
the eyes closed in peace
and she took her last breath
darkness

the years had passed by
while he was preoccupied with the hide-and-seek
and he found her
but he was tardy
oh the bittersweet decision of destiny
tiny diamonds fell from his eyes
too little and too late