Dear Me, Where Are We Now

Dear god, where are you now? My family is gone, killed by the pox. My money is gone, taken by the bankers. My purpose is gone, dead with my love. My life is gone, smothered by sin. Dear god, where are you now? Everything was joyful. Everything was true. Everything was happy. Everything was you. Dear god, where are you now? I am empty. I am sad. I am withered. I am dead. Dear god. Where are you now? Dear child, where am I now? Look to the trees, Vibrant and green. Look to the waters, alive in how they gleam. Look to the ground, solid in body. Look to the wind, filled with soul. Dear child, where am I now? Beneath the bed where you rest. Beside the child who you blessed. Beyond the winter. Before the summer. Dear child, where am I now? Your heart aches with your loss, I ache with you. You pound the ground in desperation, my earth rumbles all over in pain. You cry yourself to sleep at night, I shower the ground with my tears. You ask me why, why, why, I cannot answer for you wouldn't understand. Dear child, where are we now?