a moment

A moment of silence, in a darkened room,
Is all that I ask, is all that I need,
A moment to reflect, a moment to think,
All that has past, everything that is, all that is to come,
There is no right, there is no wrong,

A moment of silence, in the darkness,
To illuminate the way, to light the path,
A moment of refuge, a moment of deliverance,
Slipping through my fingertips, I cannot stop it,
The cries for help, drowned away by the passing sirens,
Fading away into the stillness of the night.