Sad eyes, where do you hide when you smile?

You loved to play
hide-and-seek,
You knew the exact spots
people would neglect
to look.

Sometimes,
they would neglect
to look,
until you demanded
to be seen,
"Here I am!"
Your smile as radiant
as the midday sun.

Lost little girl,
there you were!
Clever little girl,
you won the game.

It's your turn now--
Turn around,
close those twinkling,
curious eyes,
and come find me.

--

How long have you spent
counting to ten?

Ready or not,
you are alone now.
It is dark,
and the sky seems
to have lost its stars.

All you've found:
in the mornings,
an empty ceiling;
in the evenings,
apologies.

Sometimes,
you would neglect
to look.

Is the game over?