Kathleen

the laughter rings in my ears,

the 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 of 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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