| I stood there on that deserted highway
as twilight's sky began to sneak over the sweltering
horizon. Turning my head up towards the heavens, I cried for a sign, yet the echoes of my voice deafened me. Exhausted from the long trek, my knees buckled me to the searing pavement. I felt my skin burn and blister beneath my burdened body. A taunting wind stirred the earth into my face, clinging as if it were familiar. Through wincing eyes I searched the surroundings, fixating on my stretching shadow. I traced the outline of my torso and saw my resurrection as if all of a sudden someone turned my head forcing me to look. For the first time the approaching darkness looked luminous as I reached out to embrace it. It made love to me over and over again until I found myself. A new strength emerged as I began to finally stand, trying desperately to conceal my scream until it relentlessly broke through causing me to listen with virgin ears. As I gathered my belongings that lay scattered around me, I discovered that the journey home was not as far as the stray. For I never left. 6-15-99 Dawn |