Kathleen

the laughter rings in my ears,

silence covers the night like a

worn out lover, inviting everything

into its domain,

like flies in 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,

timeless,

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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