Dear Life

Dear Life,

I think I haven't known you...

I feel I don't know you...

I haven't been with you for a long time,

but I'm coming to understand

the crashing of your waves

and the moving of your hands

through my soul

braiding, intricately

with everyone I love.

Sometimes I can see you

Purely, undistilled

in the shape of the world

in its vibrant color.

But sometimes

I get lost in my movement

the patterns, the habits

so much that I forget the majesty

the small unceasing beauty

the sound of blood when I run

the sound of my breath when I'm alone

the drip on cold water onto my palm.

And I know you again

So often, too often

I feel separate

from you

(an impossibility)

maybe its more like

I don't cherish, you

how you are

divine

Life, I feel you

and my heart is expanding

and glowing

and the tears come so sweetly

I am sorry for the quietude

and the silence of gratitude

I know the moment I call

you'll be there for me

thank you

I love you so much

I will know you

I will know you

Warmth,

Alex