Today I Saw You

Today I saw you in my reflection

I wondered what you would say

Your lips moved, I only heard silence

I still don't know what part to play

Today I saw you in the river 

Memories flowed quickly out of reach

Like sand slipping through my fingers 

Or the roar of the waves on the beach

Today I saw you in the mountain 

Years folded like a wrinkle in time

We embraced across the empty miles 

But it was one more mountain to climb

Today I saw you in the clouds

Former shadows covered my heart

Your eyes flashed like accusations

Guilty, I waited the clouds to depart

If regret didn't hover like a raptor

If grief didn't muddy the road of flight

If heartache didn't clench like a fist

Then the burden I carry would be light

September 2016