…I shall be forever new

Loss is a visceral creature
no rhyme, no reason
no sympathy, no kindness
just unjust adjudication
tick tock the clock
cannot be stopped

life is now in the dark caverns
lost in a labyrinth
losing track of me
low burns the flame of love
my heart cannot concede
longing for the night to pass
I am retreating over and over
into the soft arms of dreaming

let me lie calm
longing for the distant blue
let me dare to feel
that lost sweet touch
there is a lovely blossom trail
that shines for me
even on a moonless night
there is a patch of sunlight
a rocky beach
jewel covered coves
caressed by constant waves

my dream leads me forward
my eyes open to the light
my impatient heart
will lead me back
to where my soul
will bathe again in you
and once again
I shall be forever new
© Ann Bagnall
2013