Running to a Standstill

I lay
On the clay covered earth
Darkness consumed
Silence engulfed
Save the calls of the crickets
And the buzz of flies

Voices resounded
Images flashed
Memories grew loud
Tears found their way out

The silent night came alive
With a large strength
From the past

I was no match

Louder. My heart beat
I heard the thumping

Of the heart
Of the music
Of the footsteps
Of nothingness

I wanted to run
It was too beautiful
A mesmerising golden cage
Enchanted. By you

The night was cold
and perfect
Yet, my shoulders were wet
With the weight of my thoughts

My Epiphany

...and then I looked
Above the leaves of the tallest trees
Over the horizon where
The road met the
Depth of the sky

And I saw...
A myriad
A million twinkling lights
High up...
Up above
One, Two, Ten, Thousands

I lost count.
I lost myself
No wheel, no person, no destination
All consummated the stars

You and I
Up above
Dancing on the star lit path
Waltzing from one Centaur
To the next

I saw your eyes
Moist.
So calm...
And your tender touch... I felt

The stars shone brighter
One, Two, Ten, Thousands
And there was music
Beethoven and Mozart

My epiphany.