Bequest of Tears - Sylvan

In the quietness of my silent walls

Where the shadows play the dance of you

All around me — where each part once told your life

Where the window still reflects your smile

Still I feel you, still I’m trapped within our time

Wondering vainly — why you left, my child

When my fingers start to open your bequest

Clutching tightly the lifeless book you left … for me