as the wind whispered through the trees
i could have sworn that i heard your voice
soothing and calming to my tortured soul
as i turned my ear to listen more closely

the sounds of the wind played tricks on my mind
i closed my eyes so i could hear
there within the rustling of the leaves
i thought i heard your voice again

slowly i opened my eyes and tried to focus
but you were gone
a longing... an ancient pain... an emptiness
the void ive known for all this time burned in my chest

i felt the corners of my mouth fall to a frown
as tears blurred across my eyes
i sniffed and tried to control their flow
i swallowed hard in a effort to choke it all back

but they came everflowing from my eyes and
down my face... stinging my skin
flowing along the same eroded path
that they followed so many times before

i tried to wipe them away but they relented
pushed forward and smothered my face
i closed my eyes hard to slow their pace
but they continued to escape


...with a retreating sigh i submitted...

alone in the dark with only my tears for company
i could have sworn that i heard your voice
as the wind picked up again
blowing across my face
drying my eyes
soothing the burning in my chest
calming my tortured soul
i closed my eyes and listened again