You ruin me

Like the restless tossing of the waves

My mind cannot rest for the thought of you

As in the relentless heat of the sun

My spirit burns in memories of you

For even if I flee as a deer to the mountains

My heart is drawn back by the thought of you

As startled birds fleeing

All my thoughts fly from me when I think of you

I build my defence in my mind

But they crumble in your wake

I seek for some refuge

Yet how can one seek shelter from you?

‘How long’ I cry as I am swept away by the torrent of tears

I rail at the walls of the prison of my mind.

Is there no escape save for the tread of time?

Is there no escape for a soul worn and bitter?