When the Whipperwhill Sang

So long I waited watched Breath held body trembling Never knowing when or if Footsteps would absorb overpower Every sound and noise present In my simple yet complex world Night after night Day after day I waited My eyes playing tricks Hallucinations drowning reality As I sat alone the stringless Ball of light in n the sky Mesmerized me and the Maiden of night let out her call The Whipperwhill not unfaniliar Yet finally I knew the footsteps Would forever be silent For she was the bearer of the end The one I knew never lied She only showed when a Loved one died Had I forgotten I know not why Or could she just not find me To tell me why I will never know for sure The Whipperwhill only Cried when someone died.