…into the vanishing past

The past seduces me
waiting patiently
in the dark corners
of the night
calling me back
to your arms
I endlessly wander
in undulating drifts
of memories
lost and lonely
somewhere between
our shadows
and the starlight
of unfinished dreams

the aching echoes
of us still linger
and over and over
I find you again
in your haunting shades
of pleasure and pain
and where tides
of memories
ebb and flow
their whispers soft
as the sand
speaks to the sea

but with each
slapping wave
they slowly retreat
into sleepless waiting
for you always fade away
and again I am falling
into the deep pool
of silence and reflection
drifting alone
and breathlessly still

I am lost again
in the depths
of my broken heart
a thousand choices
in the past
have finally
led me to here
alone at dawn
and day after day
after endless days
you get further away
quietly fading
into the vanishing past
© Ann Bagnall