Friday

05042012

she said,
i live in the past,
as if i had no present.

i said,
you are living a timelessness,
a loss of time.

she said,
what must i do
to change this?

i said,
you must come into
the here-and-now.

she said,
you are asking me to jump in at the deep end,
when you know i can’t swim.

i said,
though i know you think you can’t,
i know you can.

she said,
if i jump in and struggle,
will you save me?

i said,
i am not your savior,
i am your friend.

she said,
but what of those sea monsters
who might swallow me whole?

i said,
those raging beasts
are shadows of you.