I Fall
Endlessly wandering
in the undulating drifts
of my mind
where all the aching echoes
of the past remain
I have been searching
for faint traces
of his footprints
but the passing years
have taken them away
it seems but an instant ago
that he lived within my heart
but there was never enough time
to enfold myself in him
there were no colours rich enough
to paint him into memory
does he linger too long
upon yesterday’s shores?
or does he simply drift
too far to hear me calling?
some moments fade all too soon
leaving not a trace behind
some moments must await their time
in the silence of the night, they whisper
like the sand speaks to the sea
in the sleepless waiting
and with each slapping wave
I fall colourless
into the undulating waves
becoming lost again
in the depths of my heart
©Ann Bagnall
