the road

there was a road we walked down

littered with stones

and broken bones

of selves long past

fallen masks

shattered dreams

and pools of tears

sometimes it seemed there was

a universe to cross

to get to here

and yet here we are still alive

witnessing the truth

of the years that fell

until their experiences became

ripples of memories

echoing out

take your refuge

open your heart

to the whole of this

see your journey reflected

in nature

feel the universe

and all of creation breathing with you

you are not apart

from present or past

the whole of you lives

alive within this moment

microcosm reflecting the macrocosm

soul never separated

from love