Did you disappear or did I.
It seems so long ago.
So long since joy swept
through this house.
It is no longer a home.
No one lives here any more.
It exists only as a reminder
of what was once light and life.
Or am I just a shadow
of who we were.
I walk the endless rooms
searching for just one memory.
Just one glimmer of you.
But you elude me
and I keep chasing your laughter.
I hear your voice
But I cant see you.
Your memory slips away
and I can’t reach you
Maybe I never could.
Maybe the sorrow in me
bled out a long time ago.
An empty house.
A wind swept hollow
carved by sadness.
No.
I will draw the curtain
I will let the light in.
I will see you for what you are.
I will refill my sorrow
and wear it like a crown.
I will.
But not today.
Today I will walk without you
through my house of memories
and shadows.
I will bow my head in grieve
and shake my hands in regret.
For every story untold
for every tear unshed.
Today I will hold you close.
Tomorrow I will breathe again
and listen to the trees
whisper you home.
(July 2021)
Dis regtig baie hartseer, Schalk
Dis hartbrekend mooi