Empty Reverberations

29 Jan 99
Nik

Once more I lend my hand
To protecting this heart
And what I have to lose.
Tell me not what goal you maintain
To keep you talking to me
When all else has failed
And everyone has learned the ways
Of betrayal.
I am not your soul mate,
Friend,
That finds that thought, soul-connected
Spoken as the thought is borne.
I am in the moment
No more than this time
That I grasp at to find anchor.
I yearn for the connection
Soul-found
That brings me the joy
Of gaining communication ne’er before shared.
Do you give me anything
More than empty phrases
That reverberate through my bones
And wake wailing tears of pain
For the sadness and emptiness 
That accompanies your lies?
Do you hold me closer
Due to yearning or fear?
Let me go.


© 1999, Tara Tambolleo