I adore the first two stanzas.
Also, you pose a good question. After everything has been stripped away, whats left? The truth, or simply nothing? Do you find everything you've been looking and hoping for, or is it just another of life's disapointments?
This one is going to haunt me for awhile.

Yay! She's back!

I think FP managed to screw up your ellipses there at the end, and although it does ruin the picture a bit, the mental picture's just as gorgeous as it's ever been.