Only I

Cold ground greets my run-down body A smooth stone serving as my pillow The world hushes Lending her ear to a night owl crying from the towering pines “It is I,” I answer the inquisitive bird, “Only I” The dark sky fills my vision Ten thousand stars drenching Heaven’s canvas One for each day you lived Celestial chaos blurred by the tears of my heart Pushing them away, I focus upon one star Searching, searching From friendless star to friendless star, I etch pathways Linking hope to hopeless Wrecking chaos to find answers within empyrean frames Precipitous passages denying hope of seeing you again Form begets form Reviving chaos with each passing line Castles in the air fading like morning mist Are you there within the shambles of my life? Why did you die? Leaving Only I