Towards the tree line

 

I stare towards the tree line,

misshapen and abstract on my eyes

Fading in winter’s chill and leafless

emptiness that I feel, but cannot see

 

Oh, it is there, screaming at me,

waving in the wind, calling in birdsong

But my eyes travel more…

a distance well beyond any footpath I’ve taken

 

Shelved on highway vistas

now filled with detoured persuasions

So very far, miles on scaled dotted lines,

asphalt tearing at my soles, untied laces drag

 

Crawling down barbed wire destinations

Bits of fabric snagged, ripped flannel explanations,

apologies tattered and frayed,

patchwork pleadings in mismatched sentences

 

Still I gaze, following shadows into loneliness

Reaching for but a hint of a smile,

a fix-all for a broken heart,

a mosaic sponge to catch these tears…I find none

 

Tossing a stone, it bounces on fielded diaries,

words of pain scribbled before even a thought

Collections of wishes in a four-leaf clover pockets,

brushed of life’s unfairness

 

If only I could hold you again,

beneath frostbitten promises,

gently with the touch of every meaning,

building a wall to turn back all of our yesterdays

 

Now ice covered in wilting definitions,

shattered futures of a desolate existence,

as silhouettes carve unrecognizable initials and still I can only

stare towards the tree line, lost and al

Author's Note

I thought I would post a free verse poem and see if anyone liked it.

Reviews

[DIVYA]

"a mosaic sponge to catch these tears…I find none"
So much to love in these free verses, so many lines brimming with images of heartbreak abject and the beautiful penultimate verse tinged with hope.
Beautifully written and expressed, dear willweb!

[willweb]

I appreciate your time and your comment my friend. I wasn't sure anyone would like this one, I am happy you did.

[DIVYA]

Loved it! Keep sharing awesome poetry, dear willweb.