= released =

i saw the wind and it was not shaken. a slightly shifting silence weaving tendrils of relief as it passed along those paths we'll never see. i heard the sun as it sang lullabies to the passing worlds. a song of cheer and of great remorse. the beat of wings fanned my face on a cloudless day. spending itself on another's ease. the hundred hidden voices gently pulled my mind to rest. whispering words too precise to remember now. and in this state i forgot the mistakes of man. of war and hate and evil done. no. i forgot everything in this sweet recline. a gentle swaying wrapped my mind, calmly placed it in my heart. no more strife as they work in stride. and above it all, a fleeting lightness smiled into all the smiles locked away, asking for the key. it said it would not stop. not for all eternity. so here i lie. trying to remember for my life. what it was that harried me so. it is no matter. not of consequence. a stillness grows and burns within. razing doubt and shame. and feeding the sigh within.