All I saw were eyes Fixed on me with an intent Then I felt breath Strength and heat The beast’s presence Overpowering, mythical Black dog Black dog What is it you say to me? Of what do you forewarn?
A man stops me, to tell a tale He says the Buddha sat in silence - For years, he was told All to find himself I have no desire to find myself, I reply Then what do you seek, I am asked To which I reply, any other person, but me
Parts of you, and of me Search for each other Across God’s plains - Skyscrapers created by man And the mighty seas in between We will meet in the end We will love in the end And when we die - It is to the ages that we belong
The birds chatter at twilight A calm descends as the night begins We trace the tales the stars above tell Some might have died in centuries past Our hearts, in the end, yearn for the story told By those who are with us, and others long gone
The creak of an empty swing - Reminds me that you are gone I reach out in vain to touch the contours of you There’s a river somewhere, and like me - All in the end will flow into a raging blue sea