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"now"
I remember now
what is was like to love
before there was touching
and trembling
and promises to keep
I remember what it felt
like to love someone
for their heart
and their voice and their
spirit and how it
felt to connect to a soul
and not want to let go of
it
even for a few hours
a few days
when there was no sexual
burning and yet
a clear exchange
of fire and water
and earth
when it was air
and wind and rain
and cold mud between
my toes and laughter
when we were children and
we loved and knew
nothing else
and knew nothing wrong
before they told us
what the rules were
what the parameters
were
what our role would be
when we learned to fit in
to the box and enjoy
ourselves and love our
hearts out
and store our souls
away for safe keeping
but I remember now
what it was like
to love for the sake of love
to be a child again
to pick flowers and sing
songs and be free from
the rules that tell us
no
I remember. . .
I remember now
Rebecca Buchanan
Email: Rebecca Buchanan
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