…of possibilities

We were once entwined
our souls connected
just heartbeats short of eternity
now only in my dreams do I see you
now only your echoes remain
and only you know the reason
without you, I am an empty boat
untethered and endlessly drifting
in the willows and the weeds of life
overshadowed by tall river reeds
lost and lonely, floating alone
under pale blue skies
suddenly, from the distance
I hear the songs of the sea
and I know they are calling to me

the dark outlines of distant cliffs
the first stars of the night
waves are breaking over me
and the winds are wild and free
forever untamed, just like me
the heavy weight of sorrow
is slowly lifting from me
clearing the fog from my mind
discarding my half built dreams
finally closing the door I left open
I find hope in the sudden lightness
of my once broken heart
for in these deepest of waters
far from the safety of shore
I feel peace descending upon me

birds fly, their joyful calls
echoing in the halls of heaven
ravens endlessly circling
their black wings silent
in ungoverned flight
my sails are suddenly filled
with the breeze of possibilities
and my heart finds its wings
as I venture once more
into the depths unknown
like petals floating to nowhere
careless in their fleeting joy
I am not looking back
© Ann Bagnall