Part of Me
For a moment I was alone, bone chilled, colors chipping
For a moment I stumbled, feet unsure, slipping on
broken stones
For a moment I was caught up, clouded eyes, storms
overwhelming
For a moment I wept, trapped by yesterday’s waves,
lost in confusion
Then, I remembered you
You sat next to me, warming my soul, mending my
palette & brush
You fell with me, hope in your lungs, laughing from
the ground up
You lifted me, higher and higher still, until the
storm was beautiful
You cried with me, rowed into the fray, a map drawn in your smile
For a moment I panicked, fear clawing, desperate
unknowing
For a moment I stayed too long, backwards, a wind up
doll
For a moment I held too tight, blistered fingers,
not letting go
For a moment I disappeared, in shadow and dark, my wings
torn
Then, I remembered you
You sang to me, without words, without flute or drum
You never left me, pressing onward, a wild dance in
every step
You opened your hands to me, matching our palms, our
history
You found my hiding place, lighting it with wine and song,
and it was home
In the midst, I remember you, constant and
courageous
In the thick, I remember you, never giving in to the
gray
In the heat, I remember you, eyes smiling at the sky
In the moment, I remember you, our heartbeat, our
blood
Thank you.
