hours

On such a restless night
Upon the hour the clock did strike
Through the sound did I move
My longing heart did prove

I looked ‘round
The garden wall torn down
How deeply my heart did ache
And wish to tremble in its wake

I will search till I wake

In the air, still and sleepy
I found the moment breathing
The night began to swallow
The shaded footsteps I had to follow

Wanting the moment
I was struck, though hesitant
I moved through the garden
The ground began to harden

On such a night so restless
Betrayed by the heart within my chest
I called the name
And fared the same

So it ends, I’ll haunt the halls
I’ll accept the hand as it falls
But I cannot look to the day
For I have been swept away

And I will search till I wake.