I’m full of unshed tears for an ashen world,
Of songs unsung,
Trees unclimbed,
Roads not taken
And paths that may never cross again.
I’m full of oceans,
Salty air
And a longing for both.
Full of dreams still hiding,
Promises sliding
And apology-barnacles clutching my throat.
So full of regrets and
Of snapshot moments,
Weddings,
Babies,
My mother’s eyes,
A puppy’s love.
Depression’s earthquake-rip.
I’m full of words,
Useless syllables I so longed to weave.
Stories unwritten,
Poems unrhymed, but that’s ok.
For I’m part of of Life!
The Alpha/Omega,
The Wellspring of Truth!
I greet a new dawn and see only Love.
It is in emptiness that fullness abides.
Jody Walker