Out With Lanterns

Looking for myself.

Photo by Marko Blažević on Unsplash

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

Emily Dickinson

I lost myself in the darkness
On a moonless night
Trying to outrun the pain

I stumbled through a dense forest
Hands out in the black night
Missing from my own life

I wandered off into hell
Without coherent thought
A soul forgotten by God

Nobody turned out to search 
Not knowing I was lost
My body performed as usual

Lanterns held high 
I roamed my nightmare
Searching for my beloved soul

I found her in the darkness
Wrapped her tight in my arms
Took her home to heal