The Cave

alone in the cave
i so desperately sought out,

licking the wounds of endless
ravaging battle; the fire

that once was lit flickers,
the tired wisps of flame

casting phantom shadows
illuminating the trauma of my

desolation

i lay down
in the blistering rush of the hurricane

i lay down
in the shattering quake within and without

i lay down
in the raging ravenous fire

i lay down
in imagined wishful death 

where are you

i wait
for the sound of the low whisper

You only.