As I Descend
I see a shadow in the mirror
I think it’s me
How I remember falling
Ever falling
Without a resting place
Still clinging to the moment
And how it felt
To lay in ruins
The fragility of a heart
As I watch
The clock ticks to escape
There is the fragrance of jasmine
And the fire and I are dying
Each a slow death
But somewhere in the silence
The tides begin to turn again
And in the shadows
The blanket of time
Falls quietly
An echo flutters within me
A wave washes over me
And words fail
Worn like pebbles on riverbeds
Dreams form from a reality yet to be
From imaginings
Of infinite things
You move through my mind
Touch me
A tidal movement
Only here, I think
Could I have found you
Now a sunset
Drowning into darkness
Blending into the distance
Now a thousand shades of blue
A touch of silk
Now the moon melts
Slides into the sea without ripples
Now a breath of eternity
Like the whispers of the dawn
Now meadows draped in pastel hues
Catching fire in the morning sun
And now, you catch me
As I descend
© Ann Bagnall 2014.