A poem I wrote recently reminding me how important it is to be in the now:
I was walking down a dark path but then I stopped,I saw you there under the stars..
You were deep in thought, calm and still..
I was surprised by your strength and will…I asked if I could join you and you welcomed me with love..
Together we looked at the stars until the sun came up….
I realised that I needed to go home..
So I got up leaving you on your own….
I thought to myself if we will ever meet..
And then to my surprise I saw you there; watering the plants with a little bucket in your hands..
I came by to say hello, but you couldn’t hear me, no matter how loud I yelled…
I was confused I thought you’d care.. But you ignored my joy and stares…
And so I walked away with tears in my eyes..
Then I found you waiting at my stairs…
With a smile on your face and grace in your hands, you said come sit here I’ve got a story to tell…
I said I’m tired and I want to sleep.. You said come now child dont weep..
I sat next to you and listened to you one last time..
As you told me about your stories and all your worries..
There was no ending and no beginning..
It was just you believing that tomorrow will bring something new to our lifes meaning..
I asked what if tomorrow never comes..
You held my hand and said then the now is all we’ve got…
As you walked away I went inside; eager for tomorrow to come so I can be by your side…
When the night came I ran looking for you; but you were no where to be found, there was just the moon..
I went by the garden but the plants were alone…
With no stars in the sky I started walking home..
On my walk back I was wondering where you could be..
It was tomorrow but you felt like a dream…
When I reached my doorsteps I saw that you were there..
I was too blind to see that you had never left…
It was I who wanted tomorrow to come; but you were sitting in the now waiting for me all along….
Souloom™ 