Caged Bird Inspired Poem

I know why the silence seems stronger than the sound.

I know why a heart ache is greatest when there are no words to be found.

I don't know why

every single night

there is a lamppost on my street corner

glaring through my blinds at me

when I go to bed.

Taunting me, teasing me.

I bought dark curtains to keep the light out

But after a while the night became too dark.

With the knowledge that me and him are worlds apart

I don't know why I missed the florescent yellow glaring through my windows

I don't know why the pain in my heart comes to stay

I don't know when I became afraid.

I do know this:

I know why I open my left curtain just a bit
and let the light in.