the night deepens
burying me ten fathoms more
without the stars
i take courage in my silence
speak i not
till the sun comes
till the flowers bloom again
i speak not
of my own sorrow
even to hear them
must i not
for it is mine alone.
RIC S. BASTASA
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/speak-shall-i-not-when-the-night-deepens/
