closer
every breathe that leaves me is enriched
profoundly by your humble love
in a way that cannot be revealed
in scriptures or read
in story books of once-upon-a-times or captured
in images held still in moments of certitude
this exhale is for having found
life in its meaning
filled with fruit like those described in the heavens
where rivers flow and fruits blossom
under trees where our forefathers have grounded their
roots in lands
long ours
home before we stepped on it
and it is home
in the places never found
always seen ‘out of place’
was it discovered
in the ways your wisdom illuminates
my mind to explore new opportunities of growth
in gestures worth a thousand times the distance it takes
to swim against harsh currents in the ocean
in a touch only embraced by a memory of being
encapsulated with every thought
memories float above us to return to its
ever wandering sky
in colours preset in dawn and sunset
fire fills the sky to celebrate
loves illumination
time and time again
lost and found
in the cycles of
frailties
as we hold each other
once again
lifting each others strength from its shadows
in weights of glory
nothing holds this like it is held in your heart
and while weakness prevails
taking hold and even beating us to the game
we continue to walk forward
to find the same meaning that defined
this existence in union
for you
complete
my ability to move forward
through His Destined plans
further than our minds could execute
in motion
we move one day, each day
closer
