Be.

if I uttered a word that crossed the line,

or touched your hand at a wrong place and time,

if I called your name unaware in a crowd,

or lingered on the moment a moment too long...

Do still be.

You had said you would.

if I had to go, and never returned
or breathed beside; yet light years far,
if I left you too, and left it all
and set my sails to find my soul...

Do still be.

You had said you would.

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This is Me

I am alive. And beautiful.
In the scorch of 10am summer sun
In a dented yellow taxi
Stranded at sweating traffic lights.

I am content. And happy.
With happiness only moments can bring
Not a life. Not this life. Not any.
Neither years nor people nor money.

Content to have this body
That I can walk the avenues
Run to perspire
Give birth to life
Hold my children
Read at nights
Write at dawn.

Content to have a soul
That loves to journey
Down all paths of life
So what if they go nowhere

Where are we to go anyway
Except inwards?

Winding forking mingling paths
Will always bring us back
To ourselves.