Your soul used to
whisper in my ear
at night...
"you and I
will never die...
but take your
time and savor
the love anyway..."
and savor I did...
every waking moment
that I wasn't in
your presence
I thought of you...
but then one night
your soul
didn't come to me...
I waited for days-- weeks...
but he didn't come back
for months...
so I grew anxious...
one night I
heard him again
and was so happy
for his return
that I couldn't
believe what he said...
"The burden of the world
is once again
upon your shoulders..."
was his message...
and his melodious voice
never kissed
my ears
again...