Bliss is a hammock
Keeping the wide blue ocean
And me company
The news arrived
Suddenly and unexpectedly
The pain of another
Crossing time and space
Across the miles
Emotions travel
I feel sorrow
I feel sadness
I feel hopeless
I feel privileged
I feel blessed
I feel conflicted
I feel loved
I feel empty
I wonder why
What is it for?
Where does it end?
And how? Please tell me how
To feel joy in the light of
Sinking ships
Lives dying
Lives suffering
Bodies paining
Bodies drowning
I do not know
How to start
Finding the light
I’m a dreamer
And a writer
I’m a lover
And a mother
I’m a loner
And a joker
I’m a worker
And creator
But above all these
I am
Passing through
One breath at a time
One prayer at a time
Praying breathing feeling hoping
Until the water meets the sky
And we pray and breath and feel and hope
No more
My heart is sore
At the agony of this world
Bound to an earthly realm
We are bound to an earthly pain
While choirs of angels sing
Heralding a new embrace
My eyes cry tears
Days come and go
Nights roll over and over
Erasing any thoughts I thought
Numbing any feelings felt
Passion remnants
Dissipated
There were moments when I loved
And moments when I cried
Moments of truth
And moments of deceit
There were moments I tried to cling to
And moments I tried to forget
Moments of heartbreak
And moments of pure joy
But the sweetest, soulful moment
Was when you said you loved me
And I knew you would stay
We are connected though apart
You are alpha I am beta
I am weak you are strong
You are man I am woman
I am mother you are father
You are leader I am follower
I am daughter you are son
You are listener I am talker
I am charmed you are charmer
You laugh I laugh
I cry you cry
We are united though alone
Sweet dreams whispered in my ear
Sweet dreams whispered for me to hear
You love me and I never thought
This night would come and you’d draw near
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