The Wave Poem by PHUMLA KHANYILE

I saw you wave at a distance
As steps widened to miles
I saw you disappear to the eyes
Pass the thoughts, out of the mind

You waved like a blowing wind
Your voice trailed and faded
Its echo died to the ear
You became a mere form from far

In my fogged memory
Your existence got swallowed
Back to the shadowed confines
You walked never to return

I saw you wave farewell in my dreams
Far beyond the maze you came
Though the sun laughed at my face
It also warmed my frozen faith

Today I am ready to wave back
To your long departed self
To the shadow behind the walls
To the fading memories in my head