wishing I were here

by the position of the stars

at the junction of heaven and earth,

resolutely they stand

pondering the hardships preceding this great banquet of life,

where the perfumed air and sweet fruits now have become their feast

as it will be for those subsequent souls,

who, like us,

will have traveled through our destined times,

who hope like those before to leave the wheel to find the hub,

who wish to turn the lights off in the city to see,

whose forbearers expanded from both knowledge and suffering,

selflessly shouldering the center tent pole all through the night

keeping it from collapsing while the others slept,

and, who like us,

must learn

that by saving just one soul

someday saves the whole world

Maricopa, Arizona

February 14, 2020