Whatever the Cause

From outside, I hear you calling me, with an urgency not heard before. I go to the window, but can't see, I run downstairs, and out the door. It is misty, the evening light is dim. I don't see your familiar shadow, only the outline of a dead tree limb. Your voice, now distant and hollow. I call to you as I move along. If I hear you, I can follow the sound. Every direction that I go, is wrong, I fall to my knees on the ground. My heart is pounding, I need to pause, catch my breath before I continue on. You need me, whatever the cause, but the sound of your voice, is gone. I rise to my feet to start my search anew. I falter and stumble ahead. Sobbing, I frantically look for you. Until I wake up in my bed. It was another dream of you, my hand shakes as I reach for the light. How many nights am I to get through, knowing you are forever out of sight.