Where Nothing could be Lost

I had been searching for it

for years

Until my hope was lost

Until my fractured heart

Was vacant and despondent

 

It was irreplaceable

And priceless in my eyes

I treated it with care

And respected its vocation

I honored provenance

 

It came with precious oils

From the hands that

Fed and kept me safe

I was trusted with its future

When time was short of grace

 

It was obsolete at best

Yet a source of constant pride

Then it simply vanished

I cannot say quite when, I cannot

Say quite how

But once the loss discovered

I searched the drawers and halls

 

And then when least expected

It appeared

Where nothing else was present

Where search came up devoid

Where nothing could be lost

 

 

(March 15, 2026)