All Those Times, Was That You?

                

 


 

  All those times
  I walked through the deserts of time,
  unable to quench my thirst 
  I heard something in those gusty winds and      the sandstorms.
  Was That You?

  All those times
  I sailed across the oceans of failure
  helplessly allowing myself to be washed away
  I heard something in those waves crashing        against my boat.
  Was That You?

  All those times
  I soared across the sky filled with broken            dreams,
  my wings of hope melting into despair,
  I heard something in the silence that echoed      in the forlorn night,
  Was That You?

  Now I'm walking alone
  down this road of desolation
  in this dark and lonely woods,
  thoughts swimming inside me,
  Was that the dead leaves rustling,
  or did I hear something?
  This time, it was You.
  "It's time, I reckon," you said.
   I smiled "I have been waiting for you."
   And we greeted each other as equals,
   Death and I.