landmark

though the winds may blow,

tired feet trek on.

shadows of unused railroad lay beside

boot tracks carefully marked.

it will lead me -

following scent my nose did not smell,

running through fields my eyes did not see,

diving deeper and deeper into oceans my legs could not feel.

i am with you.

the sun knows nothing of the turning

i do, the nights without sleep

or the days wandering by.

no planet, sand, or hand could capture

the slow drawl of time.

the weakness of my heart as it drags.

the hours without.

how my mind travels.

somehow you define a piece of me,

despite myself, my inner workings and learnings.

you are with me.

like a sailor's boat, i am storm-ridden,

lurching towards light at the hands of a sailor i do not know.

compelled by forces greater than i.

i will go,

because Fate herself, who has brought us together,

is blowing the wind through the lands,

forming a loop.

i will go further, so that i can get closer.

i know where you are, always. in my heart.

though the winds may blow,

i will know you.

i will find you.

i am with you.