…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 that 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