The man who took the wind

       he took the wind
            it followed  as he walked
                             along the empty sidewalk…
       he didn't know it traveled at his heels
             claiming his shadow and owning his soul
       he took the wind
            we watched him disappear
                               a blackened image against the barren trees
      hunched and cold
         abstract and alone
             oblivious to the power he commanded 
      he took the wind
              leaving us to face the void of silence
             leaving us to peer into the future's face.