Then and Now

Can you hear us?
We have been calling
for you since the beginning,
the very beginning.
Our voices echo across
years, decades. centuries,
eons.
But always our voices
come back to us,
empty of any reply.
Please come back to us,
even if only in murmur.

Yes, we hear you.
We have heard your
tales and stories, as if calling
from the very dust of past ages.
We heed your every word,
at least in several attempts
to follow your words
of wisdom.
The world is not
as it once was, and though
we try to call back,
there has been no way
as of yet to do so.
But we wish we could,
oh, how we yearn
for that opportunity
to speak with you!

Yes, we hear you.
Yes, we can.