I pause
slowly taking a deep breath
my eyes scan the forest floor
and rest on a fern leaf that has
a hole in it
like my heart
I stare at it for several seconds
allowing the emotions to flow
rising steadily
like raging murky waters
eyes burn
flooding
the damp ground beyond the hole
covered in brown dead leaves
feeling the pulse of earth
or is that my own heartbeat
your heartbeat…
that once lived
but now exists
deep within
Clamor 