this is sacred

long after our tracks
   in this dimension have
lost their way &
   our names have eroded to
dust like chalk on
   stone.

long after our molecular selves
   have become the food of
stars

still we shall be
   laughing together on the
cusp of
   eternity

where words form
   galaxies & galaxies
dream.

we can see the
   colors of our
lives saturate & feel time
   stop.

this is no
   illusion––the way our
hearts combine into the
   landscape of another
world where we

experience the
   honesty of giving
birth to
   ourselves.

we find eachother
   without
seeing.

this is knowledge.

we cleave to
   gether never com
pletely knowing
   why.

this is wisdom.

we dance to the
   music no one
else can
   hear.

this is ecstasy.

& we bless & bless
eachother
   exactly as we
are.

this is sacred.

   my bobby
   my cora
   my nina
   my barry

in love