VERSE | DO YOU REMEMBER?

Do you remember when you felt the blood
Gushing through your body
You felt it etch into your being
All the kindness, courage and love 
That you thought you could ever feel
And your heart sang!

Do you remember how your breath
Caught in your throat. The sheer shock 
Of those emotions rocking you inside
You felt so overwhelmed that your tear ducts 
Felt the strain. You blinked your wet eyes
And your heart sang!

You looked straight ahead
The wave kept rising in your chest
You felt like you were everything 
That you were meant to be. Your atoms ricocheted 
With those around you. Nature played 
A little bit of handball as she caught 
Your atoms in her hands and passed her own to you
And your heart sang!

Do you remember feeling like this was 
The perfect moment in your time
In your space, in your place
And everything had come together that day to remind you
That your heart was aligned with all
That defined you as the happiest version of yourself
And oh your heart, it sang!

You don’t remember - not really. Neither do I. I mean 
I remember the warmth in my being, the love flowing out
In waves, in rivers. A oneness with the essence of the world
But beyond that, I can’t remember; I can’t evoke the feeling
Something has gone awry, something has been lost 
Along the way 
But I still see its ghost flitting
Vaguely passing before my eyes when I am still
But my heart, it doesn’t sing.