Breath enters and escapes 

Moment by moment

Blood circulates 

Waves roll in and out 

Pulsing, beating, electrical currents circulating

The reverb of life, of gravity, of the unknown

Existence exists

Enters and exits

No discernible beginning or end 

And yet it is 

I think therefore I am 

I am therefore I think

We belong

We be longing 

Longing lingering 

Glowing fading

Passing ships in the night 

Walking together 

Hands held tight 

Grasping as muscle turns to ash

As smoke fades to dreams

As dreams solidify reality

As the eagerness of tomorrow 

Grants the desires of today

I am afraid 

I am not afraid

I am here, there, everywhere

That which you’ve forgotten 

That which we will always remember

I am fragmented pieces 

Holographs of the whole 

The universe is in my every cell

Yet the pieces disassemble and reassemble on whims I cannot fathom 

Yet I am here, I am still here 

My heart beats

My body moves

My brain runs rampant in disorder 

And expresses thoughts that oscillate between pride and shame.

I am a fragment and a whole of human nature, of the fleeting nature of life, some integral and minuscule piece of eternity. 

I am here 

whether I can make sense of it or not 

Self-esteem plays little part of the actuality of my being. 

My engagement with the world is my choice of experience

My care, my touch, my doing of the thing.

All that I am 

Is all that I offer

Myself 

The world 

My choice 

My love.

Beating hearts syncing together

Synchronicities tearing the bleakness asunder.

The gurgle of joy in a baby’s laughter, of connection forged in the link that was the space between windows of two souls. Silence.

Raging rivers, mist-covered mountains, dappled light through mighty trees, a gentle breeze. The testament of time etched in stone of canyon walls. 

Thrill-seeker, challenge-taker, love-maker, care-giver, mind-expander, intense-feeler, deep-sleeper, strange-dreamer, life-liver

There is beauty in existence.

Breathe. 

By - Anjaneya Sardonicus