Kathleen

the laughter rings in my ears,

the silence covers the night

like a worn out lover,

inviting everything into its domain,

like flies into the spider’s web,

echoes of the past,

banging into the walls

of my mind;

who am I?

how did I get here?

I remember a road,

on a dark starless night,

I remember your laughter,

I remember your scream,

I recall everything,

which means nothing;

ah Kathleen,

your hair was like silk,

you smelled like the

springtime flowers,

we were young,

we were lovers,

we were soul mates,

we traveled the road to Dublin,

then you were gone;

I searched for you

in the meadow,

but you were not there,

I screamed out your name,

but received no reply;

oh my Kathleen,

where have you gone?

time has no hold on our love,

our love was greater than time,

it was greater than life,

our love was endless,

even death cannot keep

me from you;

remember the moon?

we watched it rise,

you saw the fairies

and called them out by name,

we danced till the new day

sun came out;

Kathleen,

where have you gone?

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