there is such heavy quietness.....
not even the sigh of a breath
just as the lung collapses again

there is that one hope dawning:
thought, is darkest, they say
just before the break of day

there isn't more than one heart
not even the murmur of a beat
just a singular knowing inside

Frederick Kesner

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/darker-solitude/