Elephant Graveyard

I couldn't see the curved ribs
Just the seaweed like the mire
Had come to rest upon your back
Without the wisps of fire

I couldn't see the water
But I heard the constant crash
Hidden from me by a heavy fog
Ivory and ash

I stepped across the cool sand
As far as I could see alone
But I sensed the hounds upon the scent
Digging for precious bone

The wild wind flipped my hair
A constant present one place before
Empty but for cracks under the sky
At the very heart of nevermore

I couldn't hear your voice
But I still felt your cries
They pierced through my clothes
And welled up in my eyes

I couldn't find your face
The flotsam blocked my view
And every one of those still bodies
Reminded me of you

I came upon each giant
Revealed with each cautious step
A haunting silhouette I had to accept
And approach with no misstep

I woke up in this room
With the sunlight pouring in
But I shut my eyes and tried to return
And replace my twin