Priceless Kinship

There are those in your life who truly save you from time to time. I am blessed to have such saviors in my life.

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.