Before I left the vacancy in his room,
I had to ask him the one question
thats been on the tip of my tongue,
since the day our souls crossed.
"Do you see me in your future?"
and right before he answered,
we were greeted by a prolonged silence
that overstayed its welcome when the words
"I don't know"
slipped through his dry lips.
I knew that nothing else that came out of his mouth would matter anymore.
Because I already found all of my answers,
in the absence of sound
between my curiosity and his uncertainty.