you did not mourn

We wailed and you did not mourn

The truth, so called,

has become difficult to grasp,

perhaps impossible.

We make do with what we know;

on occasions we remind ourselves

that there may be much more to it

than we can ever conceive.

We hear distant strains,

flute-like;

with rhythms that call to us.

We hesitate, uncertain

of what is being asked,

and frightened.

We choose not to dance.,

We hear groanings,

inconvenient cries

of abandonment and despair.

We are comforted by their distance,

having banished then from our presence.

We cover the sounds quickly

with clever choruses of pleasant songs.

The wails recede;

but refuse to be silent.

They persist to disturb and frighten.

We begin to wonder if, perhaps,

the suffering might be greater

than we can conceive;

but we still choose not to mourn.

© Ken Rookes 2014