No Longer

Where have you gone
O heart

Why do you no longer
Yearn, desire, and ache

Why do you lie so still
Unmoved —
No matter what rises
No matter what falls

Why do you no longer grieve
No longer seek
Nor long
To find, to hold, and to reach

Why do you no longer fear
No longer shake
At withering, ending
Ceasing —

Why do you no longer wait
For the promise
Of another day

Nor wish
For the passing
Of this day