Quiet

Names without faces
They all fade away
Empty walls, silent spaces
Frozen yesterdays

Who counts the names
Of those who've moved on
Or knows who to blame
Now that they've gone

And who sheds a tear
Of quiet regret
For friends once held dear
Before they forget

For when silence falls
We all are replaced
And no one recalls
Those who time erased

--Tonin, March 16 2016