…lost in the awakening
In my lonely heart
shadows roam amongst the light
and I hear your voice
echoing beneath my dreams
for just a moment
there is nothing that I fear
then a gentle touch follows
over long seconds
when the silence roars
I feel a window open
a breath of jasmine
a world away from this place
and a soft sweet song
floats in on an errant breeze
I am ankle deep
in the shallows of longing
almost too lovely
too painful to be endured
like sky meets the sea
we are forever entwined
in numberless ways
the promises between us
haunt our restless souls
the ghost of your touch
like a soft awakening
a candle flickers
again the pain of parting
nothing left to grasp
and I am falling
once more descending
like a lost leaf
into the beyond
I cling to your memory
the tide tugs unseen
it is darkly beautiful
just before the dawn
grief weighs heavy upon me
fragile and ever fading
you drift out of reach
lost in the awakening
© Ann Bagnall
