life stream

here in flow within the life stream

your spirit is with me

memory is the anchor

which connects your soul to mine

and even if time has

taken your body

together you and I will still be joined

etherically

for eternity

today I sensed a calmer peace

of emerging acceptance and tenderness

these memories no longer bring me

as much pain

and being alone feels

okay

here at rest within the afternoon calm

I enjoy the charm

of light falling gently across the floor

there is no longer

that squeeze

accompanying trauma freeze

could it be

my hurting heart is healing

in any case

what I sense is peace

and the release of burdens

so long borne

no longer

necessary

to carry