Poem: Forest among the Trees

[rakkit]

“What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.”

Now, to understand…

Missing the trees,
wandering in the forest.

Searching for items never lost.

Imagine—
A world through sightless eyes
Perception is for the Blind.

Bliss for those who understand
And are comforted.
Sing a song only the deaf will hear.

Cut from a world that tears for attention,
Dreams flit too quickly to take flight.

Searching for items never lost

Breathless…and, still running.
Tears chilled in stationary tracks.
…Scream for me, chant with me

Search for items never lost.

Validation, Recreation.
I don’t recognize this mirror.

Blurry lines, images and faces—
trees in the forest.
Voices rise, voices fall—
Sing me a song
I will finally understand.

Help me recognize this stranger’s mirror.
Her eyes are not known.

Searching for items never found.