The World Shall Speak Again

By Andrew R. Duckworth

May conversation never die.

And the world goes quiet.
Hearts waiting to beat;
Breath has fled the lungs
Desperately trying to catch it;
Like a small child lost,
Separated from parents,
Thinking the world might end;
A single moment comes
And the world goes quiet.

But the world shall speak again.
Though familiar voice fades
To never speak again,
Those words will echo
Loud in the halls
From remembrance;
Pain and grief
Bring pause and tears,
But the world shall speak again.