TO YOU

I can see you

You seem to be standing

A million miles away

Across oceans and landscapes

Beyond my reach

My weak hands slip away

As I try to steer my boat

I reach land

After months of storm

Yet my feet tremble

I can see

Vague footprints on a dark forest floor

Disappearing beneath

A heap of all the things

You left behind

As I grapple

And push away

Broken pictures

Fading letters

Wilted flowers

Your breadcrumbs disappear 

I stand still 

For being lost on the road

That led to you

Was more frightening

Than never finding my way

Back home.