i looked for you everywhere.
in the folds of the blanket you left behind.,
i was told that is where love resides.
i looked for you in the leaves,
i was told that is where secrets are held.
i looked to the skies, and the stars just shrugged.
we can only hear you, they said, we cannot tell.
i asked them to show me a sign,
they smiled and pointed me to the moon.
but the moon said i will have to wait my turn.
i set out across deserts and oceans,
looking for breadcrumbs of your love for me.
the deserts had no time for my sorrow
and the oceans told me to choose
between the shores and the horizon.
you have nothing to offer, said the universe.
what price will you pay for love?
i held only grief in my arms, offered it up as sacrifice.
the universe dismissed my wares.
only love can buy love, she said,
anything else is just not enough.