A sound in the silence

I came back home after months of study

Hoping to find some peace and rest

But my room was cold and void of life

As if it had been long left

 

The only sound that broke the silence

Was a lizard on the wall

He made noises like he wanted to talk

But I ignored his call

 

He kept on making his chill sounds

As if he had something to say

I was amazed and curious

I had never heard a lizard this way

 

I asked him questions about his life

But I couldn't understand his reply

I wondered what he meant by his sounds

Did he miss me or did he defy?

 

He looked shiny in the dim light

His eyes were sharp, his voice was deep

He moved his head and stretched his legs

He seemed to have a secret to keep

 

I listened and observed him so closely

That I felt a connection with him

He was talking to me and I to him

It was a moment of magic and whim

 

We talked for long until I fell asleep

But when I woke up he was gone

I searched for him in every place

But he had left me alone

 

I felt a change in my face

A sadness in my eyes

I felt a missing in my heart

and a pang in my chest

 

I missed a lizard,

Why did he leave me?

Why did he make me feel this way?