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.
