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