"Echoes of Your Heart", Poem from the Award Winning Short Film, "Love's Invitation"

Last week, Integral Life graciously featured my short film, "Love's Invitation", in their monthly and weekly newsletter. The responses have been incredibly beautiful and touching. The film placed in the Top Ten and I was awarded Best Screenplay. Perhaps what people have loved the most is the poem and final sequence that appears at the end of the film. Below is that poem. You can read more of my poetry at "Love is Under Me". Also, here are some behind-the-scenes photos from "Love's Invitation".

"Echoes of Your Heart"

by Ryan Oelke

As I held your hand,

I felt the last breath leave your lips,

Taking my tenderness with it.

Buried under emptiness

I only prayed for the sun

To loving scorch my body,

So that I might be swept away,

Reborn as beautiful as I always saw you.

Every place I escaped to

Carried the echoes of your heart,

Deafening my soul

So that I might hear for the first time.

Suddenly,

I found myself

Scattered in free-fall,

Pulled through the Kosmos

And I saw you.

I saw you

Everywhere,

In everyone.

And in that moment,

I remembered that you were me,

And all that remained

Was Love.