You Alone

I wander through vast fields of humanity
(Or what would vainly profess to be such)
Yet weep at the desperate barrenness
So many transparent shells, such faint shadows
Cold discarded stillborn of tragedy and comedy
Vacant automatons no longer searching for souls
Their destiny a poorly rehearsed parade march
“Left, right, left, right Have to pick up the kids tonight”
Each a lead player in a marionette’s stilted performance
Smiles painted in conflicting hues
Circus clowns gyrating in strobe lights
Laughter betraying shattered spirits and lost hope
Nothing to stir the dust into sunlight
Every step, every gesture
In time, in distorted but deliberate rhythm
With the industrial pulse of the street
I cry out, looking for lives to touch
And hear my strained voice in echoes
Could that have been a whisper?
Amid all those lifeless visages
I am drawn to your face alone
Enraptured by your sweet humanity
Joyous for your existence, for your life
Indebted for the faith you’ve given me
A red rose against monochrome
I run to you -- scrambling, reaching, crying out
Screaming as I flail my arms
Casting the mannequins aside
Overcome by the ecstasy of you
Holding fast to each moment, barring its escape
While ever grasping for the next
Knowing that my every heartbeat is yours
My soul a vessel for our passions
My life, your life, our life
One life