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The Journey
This path is so narrow and the night so dark
The forest watches me, hostile and strange
I hear nothing, and though my eyes strain hard,
I ‘m blind and stranded, in this solid darkness
Where have you gone, O’ light of my eyes?
You showed me this path, of promise and hope
And walked beside me, your hand in mine
How sweet was the journey, while you smiled in joy!
So many songs we shared, and laughed, like gods
But now there’s nothing, in time or in space
Just ahead, by those rocks, ugly and black
A withered tree lies, in a forlorn heap
There the darkness, seems just a bit kinder
And so I crawl, though pain racks my form
Something crumbles beneath me, white dust flies
I peer blindly and see, a ghostly snarl, it’s a skull
Many more lie around, shining in the dark
Cold fear brushes my heart, but I’m too tired
All I need now, a place to lie down
Gently I lean, against that fallen tree,
And look up at the sky, black like my soul
And then I see, beyond the edge of this jungle
A lone little star, breaking free of the dark
Hope? But it’s gone, even as I yearn
My shoulders sag, my eyes stop searching
You have forsaken me forever, now I’m sure
Something touches my feet, in a caress so gentle
It’s just a vine, that lives on this tree
As I close my eyes, it coils around me
My legs, my hips and at last my breast
How soft it feels, and warm like your touch
In moments it covers me, in an embrace so sweet
It is ecstasy, as I have never known but once
When in your arms, I had found at last love
The coils brush my lips, as had done yours
And the sweet fragrance, as from your curls
My journey is over; you’ve come back at last
And now I know, why this path has ended.
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