Seeking your face
amongst this crush
of bodies,
this anonymous war.
Seeing you would be
the only thing
that could erase the pain
and chase away the ghosts.
All these
sad and somber faces,
lit by the light of their screens
and I think
that each one
looks like Death,
their faces sickly.
Searching for you
amongst the dead.
I look for the light
in your eyes.
You reflect a world
I do not know.
You make me realize
I am not dead, yet.
I still want to live.
Put down my phone,
take back control
and hold you again.
I don’t want to be
another line of code,
only born
to fill a role.
I start to look around,
frantic now,
afraid that I have lost you.
Then, I see you,
where I always do.
Your eyes bright
and smile wide.
I push through the throng,
force myself against the tide,
to see you,
to touch you,
your body next to mine.
We become more.
You catch me alight
with your love
and life.
Searching for you
is the best thing
I could do,
and now, I’ve found you.
HG – 2022
