Once Upon a Tomorrow
When birds mass in ebony flight,
and skim brightness from the sun,
light shall not flee your eyes.
When laughter fades from the languages of men,
and ears have forgotten song,
I shall hear your voice.
When nothing can be embraced but the bones of fire,
and mouths are icicled,
the warmth of your body shall still flicker in mine.
If ever the tides are too tired to reach shore,
and sleep is heaped upon the seas,
you shall flow through me.
Boughs may flare naked like broken veins,
and dead leaves flood every road,
but once upon a tomorrow,
my way back to you I shall find.
Copyright © Bernard Chan | Year Posted 2018
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