Friends

Friends         7/17/2015

If you find a twig

The branch can’t be far

Never far from the tree

Looking for you

And looking for me. 

The roots have spread

But the blood remains

Bonding us together

Soul, spirit, and name. 

Covering our tracks

We have forgotten the truth

Hidden for the longest time

And buried in the sand. 

No less guilty

And no less forgiven

Loved, cherished,

Gifted, and free.

The spark persists

Even in the rain

Against ever doubt

And every storm.

We started out different  

But we still feel the same

Imprisoned together

And far from home.

We have forgotten

And we have lost

As we hopelessly

Search for life 

And meaning.

It may seem too sentimental

But it has always been true

That without love and memory

Nothing would exist. 

If we believe

All will be found

Everything we ever imagined

And better than we dreamed. 

It is all inside

And larger than the world

The very essence of who we are

And ever hoped to be. 

We will have it back

And we will have each other

Effortlessly sharing

And learning. 

Nothing is lost,

Not even the dead

Lifted up

Worthy, unworthy

Ready or not.