YOU ARE
"...like the earth you are necessary." Pablo Neruda
like the wind of emotion that blows among the orange groves, you are;
like the horizon of a far away land,
like the moon red with pain,
like the clouds running in the mountains, you are;
like my mother's womb,
like a soft coffee in an autumn afternoon, you are;
like the surface of a mirror, you are;
like the dark warmth of my chest, you are;
like the memory of a kiss, you are;
like sweet ice cream on a hot summer day, you are;
like the breast of a madonna,
like a religious vow,
like a nun in a bar,
like the last note of an opera, you are;
like the chapel on the mountain,
like silence, you are;
like the imagination of a child, you are;
like a goodbye between lovers,
like chamomile, you are;
like the infinite fall of the waves, you are;
like the waning and cresting of the moon,
like the taste of sea at midnight, you are;
like biting a bottle, you are;
like rain in my mouth,
like incense,
like the fog on the bay,
like the moon reflected on the ocean, you are;
like singing,
like crying,
like the sleep of a child,
like dying alone,
like eating earth, like seducing the sun,
like sleeping alone;
and in spite of it all, you simply are,
and because you are,
i continue to be.