One night

I was wild with

abandon and was

left behind on

cold rocks

abandoned

And every night

since and

every day

from that moment on

I was wild

from

abandonment

Wild I was

and wild since

that moment

tore me apart

limb to limb

and ever since

I was unable

to be wild

with abandon

From abandonment

to abandonment

I tore on

wild from

that moment

and others since

And swore an oath

to my wild heart

to no more

abandon

And from that day

I swore

and ever since

That oath I took

to never

more abandon

I was left

an apparition

of myself

abandoned in

my own

abandonment

Apart and

separate

from

my wild

heart

A flicker,

A flash

And

all was lost,

I glimpsed

myself upon

those rocks

of many years ago.

And the stars shined

overhead with wild abandon.

Time collapsed.

And filled my

wild heart

with abandon

And now I

look upon

those stars

steadfast

and bright

unblinking witnesses

to my past

the dark –

guiding me

back to

wild

abandon