The Answer

The answer came.

It was not “Yes.”
The word that would leave me overjoyed.
Tears of joy flowing through my heart.
Opening the door to the myriad of possibilities and promise

It was not “No.”
The word that would darken my spirit.
A flood of sadness filling my innermost parts.
Shutting off the hope and happiness so long desired.

The answer…

Instead, the answer was indifference.
A question asked, a question ignored.
Stealing my dignity by denying my human significance..
No stream or flood but a dry river bed

The answer came.
And with it no relief, no closure,
No answer at all.