The Act of Leaving

I must have wanted to leave the light

Photo: © David Whyte

The Act of Leaving

I must have wanted
to take this road
of sack cloth and ashes
walking my way to
a quiet aloneness.

I must have wanted
to leave the light
of those eyes
and walk into
the dark,
I must have wanted
not just to find
another,
but the need
to find another.

I must have needed
to disappear
from what I knew
and loved
so I co…