Dead Silence

no words are spoken.
no
sound

no echo. no ringing
of the phone,
no click

no
beep or buzz
or tone.

no apologies forthcoming,
no falling
on a sword.

no words fall out
from kind lips.
nothing said
says

everything.
it reminds you
of what was,

the deadly quiet of
it all.

the silence
confirms what you've
always known.

she was gone long
before
she was gone.