letting go

his voice and laughter sweeps through my mind
mixed, with hers divine
faces etched with tattooed weight

wait

fingers nimbly pry the mortar
breath frozen in memory of sweeter days
swiftly the river comes, calling

escape

his voice, sealed in memory
her face, caught in laughter
melodies captured behind these walls

listen

wish granted

the world whispers the secrets i've longed to know
in affable melodies of unknown tongue
and with joy
i still my heart to celebrate their song
until the day
i
too
sing