Where Art Thou?

As I stare into the blankness
It all begins to fade
Now it's all blurry,
Now it has disappeared

Can you hear that noise?
Why is it so indecipherable?
Now it's all a hush,
Now it's gone

Nay, I can see, but not the words
I can hear, but not the voice

"I am here", says the feeble voice
"Where art thou?", I ask
"I am here, right here, where I always was", it says.

Alas! It wasn't lost. It hadn't even left.
I was the words. I was the voice.