…of darkness
My soul
no longer mine
remains with you
and calls to me
from some uncertain place
beyond the edge of darkness
I can hear you calling
together with the voices
of everything
and everyone that I ever lost
their songs carry me away
into a new dream, a new dawn
a new dimension
my heart beats faster
disconnected from the present
I feel both fear and freedom
as I search for you
an exercise in futility
aching to be whole
I fear my earthly shell
is too fragile, too broken
for this journey
my eyes finally open
to a a vast empty room
you are nowhere to be seen
but your voice lingers
whispering in my ear
reminding me that my soul
can journey from this earthy realm
in the brief moments
that the universe allows
but my body, a mere vessel
is rooted in this world
my only consolation
that if I hear you calling
we can meet again
in that uncertain place
beyond the edge of darkness
and joy is sweeping me away
after a dream
that has gone tumbling
across the midnight sky
© Ann Bagnall
