yours was the soul

Mike Denison (Lumberfork)

Yours was the soul

footsteps and breath and river all drone
memories lash
I trudge alone
trails turned foreign
paths unknown
since I don’t have you

distant dog barking drifts by on the breeze
emptiness crushes
I fall to my knees
yours was the soul that taught me to breathe
now I don’t have you

family and friends and books all say
time heals all wounds
they promise one day
but I know this journey only ends one way without you