Whispered Wanderings

In Gratitude

So familiar
and yet,
so different…
this space that is us.

We’re old and comfortable,
yet new and invigorating,
both at the same time and
what am I supposed to do
with that?

I keep referring to the “before”
because it’s still so alive in my heart
but…
we’re not there anymore,
are we?

Ah but I struggle with
being in the present;
So much of me tries to live
in the past
like some old-time movie queen
reliving her best days
by watching herself in fuzzy black and white images
on her tiny TV screen;
While in her heart,
she’s never left the stage.

Maybe because that script is already written
and it’s easier just to read from that,
even if it’s sad,
than to write myself a new script
for today…

Anyway, I digress.
In this space that is us,
I am current,
I am whole,
I am present,
because you keep me so.

And for that
I am grateful.

klm
4/25/23