wanderer

 What has faded is already lost
And what is lost cannot be found

Into aloneness once more
Old ties cut off

Wandering seamlessly
Into vast consciousness
Fearless

Sadder yet stronger
Than ever before

Hurt and cut,
No bruises, just deep wounds

Damaging my nerves;
The pain keeps me company

My footprints fade in the sand
And I stare, unblinking, from behind a sandstorm

Watching, hoping signs from my trail
Will remain.

I wonder once more,
As the cold wind stings my face,

If anything at all
Awaits me at the end of this lonely path

Once more I look back
Like I always do

Once more
I fight off the urge to return