What empty place is this?

What empty place is this? It looks so familiar, yet so strange, when will he wake up? It seems so real, the silence deafens him, the memories mock him “this was your life” he hears one echo, he hopes he can wake soon.

He walks through the emptiness, there she is! He sees her! She is bathing, he goes over, but the bath is dry, he hears her call from her room, there she is! Painting at her desk, but the seat is cold. ”Hope you are hungry!” she calls from the kitchen, but he eats alone, her plate cold and empty.

Who are these people over there? Trapped behind a wall of silence, they are the love that surrounded there lives together, he cannot hear them, but watches for a moment, there are so many, some wailing, some throwing there arms in despair, but a few quietly standing still, staring kindly, there eyes pierce the wall, and he feels peace in there presence.

He turns to look for her again, he hears her voice, but cannot talk to her, he sees her dart along the passage playing with pet, but cannot call to her, there she is! Lying on there bed, her eyes follow him as he moves in beside her, but cannot hold her, and his arms are filled with only memories, his body aches for her touch, but his heart is pierced with only pain.

He goes over to the wall again, where have they all gone? Only a small group remain, and takes strength in there gaze again, turning to face the emptiness he sees in the distance an old man, lying on a bed, all around the bed stand the quiet ones, after all this time still giving him strength.

He closes his eyes and sees her! She puts out her beautiful young hand and pulls him gently towards her, and they are together again, he feels no pain, her love fills him, the emptiness is gone, he is home, and the dream is over.