signals silent.

the signals have fallen silent

the shadow of you; all holes patched

my sun has set where now you rest

and when dusk draws away

your dawn has never left.

the signals have fallen silent

but somewhere still you dance

fractals celestial, like when I saw you last

your face still lives in this sun—

light lingers, your truest memory begun.

my shadow visits a presence that never dies

i awaken my truth in winter’s nights

and somehow i find i’m holding your hand

along your music we dance

and dance

and dance.

we knew these days would never be enough

at least I’d have one glimpse of your worldly touch

you left me sunken where my life has died

just to see you, dear— to sink in your eternal love.

i gaze into my mirror these days

it’s in it i used to see your face 

somewhere in between, my reflection ends

born anew, the truth alive through your lens.

i said I’d follow you

but what do I do now?

you’ve left me without a map

oh dearest, what do I do here, now?

the gardener i now am

dying in your garden

and dear God, there’s nothing to harvest

you’re right, it seems we can’t,

love without some strings attached.

- sarah, and dusk draws away without her. she left me unchanged forever. -