day and night

by the window

of my mind



there you are

in the courtyard

one last time



the singing of a famous song I've never heard before

a man without a shadow slowly walking past my door

my mind projects a face soon to be free of misery



the chiming of some distant bell that echoes in my heart

a dance upon the flagstones to the music of the stars

a mother's name that lingers on a soothing summer's breeze



all alone I said no prayers today

I couldn't kneel to please the god that failed you

now you're gone I'll sit and spend each day

hours by the window



morning comes

to my rescue

once again



whispers in the corridor and footsteps in the hall

my only point of reference now the sunlight on the wall

it draws me to the window where my dreams are memories



a step beyond the line where sunken eyes avert their gaze

an endless tract of time reveals a thousand silent ways

all searching for an answer to life's deepest mysteries



on the ocean of pure time I sail away

I go and these four walls will not contain me

maybe there I'll see your face again

hours by the window



all alone I said no prayers today

I couldn't kneel to please the god that failed you

what I'd give to see your face again

hours by the window