Moments

If you take a seat nearby,

a feeling of despair,

a resolute quiet,

words hanging in silence.

Readying the stage to open.

Tonight’s entertainment is

meant to distract the pain.

Each listener a judge

of a somber reality.

When we breathe we speak.

Granting giveaway glances

help define a temperament.

In these pieces of our lives,

we can rely upon dreams.