BEREFT

BEREFT

Lost, directionless, wandering aimlessly trying to find a safe place to rest
Battered, bruised and tossed about like a light raft in a hurricane
Knowing that the North Star I followed is no longer there to guide me
My soul has been torn from me; I have no grounding, no center
All I thought I knew about life is no longer as clear as it once was

My world has shifted as surely as if a giant earth tremor had rocked it”
Without warning, without a place to hide
While the rubble of the surrounding walls
Came tumbling down around me, burying me under the weight of losing you
The storm, the tempest, the earthquake, have changed the landscape of my life

I have lost the wonder of the sunsets, the flowers, and the sea
And instead see little more than desolate moonscapes of bare stones and dried grass
The birds no longer sing, but shout obscenities or cry mournfully for their loss
The sun mocks me during the day, blazing brightly in the azure skies
But at night, the moon cries along with me, pale and tearful

I miss so much about you, and how much we shared
I doubt if the wound of losing you will ever completely heal
But those who "know and who offer comfort tell me that with time,
It will get better----never to forget, but somewhat easier to bear
I only seek a refuge, a place to find some peace from the rage within me