(A lone voice whispers)
In the wind,
In a gale, or at sea,
Evoked by angels at daylight,
Awoken by devils at midnight.
And just broken
In between.
I once wandered like Dante,
Experiencing heaven and hell
Simultaneously,
Like a shadow being,
A Djinn.
Unfolded like a rare, old-world map,
Cold and lost as life's winds destroyed all my sanctuaries.
I once used as cover while my broken heart recovered.
But today,
On December the fifth,
The third day after you left,
I feel resurrected and reincarnated like Mephibosheth.
For, like in all relationships, holding Death's cold hands while you once wandered isn’t real death:
Only a tragic play.
Yet one can feel burnt at the stake,
Like the family and servants in a play
Written by someone known as Shakespeare,
Called Macbeth.
(C) Copyright John Duffy