Why

There is a space for a story
between you and I
An intimate desdiratum
an unfathomable lie
You don't seek perfection
You just ask that I try
To break through taciturnity
and answer you...why?

I am trapped in inaction
Mute and lost
Quiete non movere
Silent and soft
If I move for a moment
The silence may break
and I'll be lost forever
There is too much at stake

But this silence imprisons me
as my words slowly die
Can I summon the courage
to answer your 'Why?'