for a moment

tears unwept
wails unwailed
are the silent songs
with which
your unspeakable beauty
I make eternal

do not
for a moment
glorify your loud laments
your sniveling shows of grief

for they are
the murderer's theatrics
at the scene of the crime

the anguish of
a canny tradesman
only counting losses
after breaking the deal

do not
for a moment
ridicule my silence

it is the dignity
the mystique
that so lovingly hides you

do not
for a moment
rip off that mask

it is more real
than you