In this Silence

Man, what a quiet night here. I've done a bit of IMing, but other than that, not too much other than some flute playing. And i felt inspired to write a poem, so I wrote the following lyrics. And yes, I set them to a tune on my guitar. I'm certain I'm not a prodigy, but this expresses my current feelings well.

In This Silence
C.M.H. 11/21/05

Sometimes I wonder if anyone knows I’m here
If anyone knows I feel alone
If anyone even cares
I know there are the faithful few
The ones who are so far away
The ones that really give a damn

But what should I do in this silence?
How do I make it stop?
Where are those that could care for me?
Or am I simply lost?

Sometimes I wonder if it is my fault
If I should step out more
If I am solely responsible
I know that there is more I could do
That I don’t often reach out
That I shut myself in

But what should I do in this silence?
How do I make it stop?
where are those that could care for me?
Or am I simply lost?

Does anyone care?
Does anyone know?
Does anyone see?
Or is it simply me?
Does anyone try?
Is anyone there?
Do they even know
I’m all alone out there?

At times I long to blame someone
To blame myself for this solitude
To blame the passersby
I know that the blame cannot be placed
That it is somehow part of me
And somehow part of all of them

So what should we do in this silence?
How do we make it stop?
We should reach out to those who could care for us
Before they are simply lost

But what should I do in this silence?
How do I make it stop?
I know that somewhere out there must be those who could care for me
If I can dare to take the risk to keep them from being lost