There is nothing

I am breathing the scent of a dead flower
I am wishing upon a starless sky
I am listening to a wordless poem
I have no wings, yet I wish to fly

I am looking across a sea that has no waves
I am listening to a corpse’s heartbeat
I am hoping for something that will never come
I am cradling a heart that is not complete

I am watching the horizon, but the sun won’t rise
I am feeling your hand when you aren’t there
I am whispering to my memories
I am lying in a meadow that is bare

I am remembering something long gone
I am searching for something that was never there
I am certain of something that has no fact
I am wishing for happiness when there is only despair