Among The Shades of Humanity

“For so long, I was unknown. My heart searched for kindness in shadows; my head tried to make sense of the ocean. Birds sang as I stood still. They understood. There is a sort of peace in accepting the inevitable, in acknowledging that time stops for no one. But what happens when you are no one? When your spine is rotting evergreen branches and your voice little more than whispers, what keeps you from fading as summer slips away? Look to the sky. The sunset is passing by. Within minutes, it will be gone, subdued by the shades of dusk. I am there, caught in the clouds. Laughter from lovers, intoxicated by the sheer presence of the other, floats to me on the breeze. How lovely it is, even now. Birds soar as I smile. They understand. As the dying light disappears under the horizon, I am finally known.”