Jacqueline

I am shadow,
reminiscent,
something that once
was real and true.

I am song,
silenced
echoing in slumber now
that day is done.

I am sunlight
dimmed
by cloud and shadow
with no rain.

I am hope
longing
for freedom from
this endless night.

I am friend
known
in empty loneliness
though I am lost.

I am love
aching,
still breathing inside
my own prison.