They say that it has been ten years to the day
Since she first disappeared from sight,
She packed up her best intentions
and just ran out into the night
That the pine trees on the hillside
Could still hear them calling out her name,
and the wind whistles with woe
Simply trying to find somebody to blame.
But despite its howling fury
There is nobody here at fault,
For the world was just a piece
Inside of her restless souls' revolt.
And just as you cannot define the ocean
By the parts that reach the sand,
Perhaps she was so much deeper
Than our minds are able to fully even understand.
So legend tells the story
Of how the girl left no trace at all to track,
That she escaped this bitter earth
Across the silver moonbeams' back.
But if you ever wake up in the middle of the night
to moonlight splashed across your face,
Is is probably just her hand reaching for yours
Her very own cosmic embrace.
Crystal K. Floyd
February 15, 2020