i am
the soft grass trodden under foot
i am
the scuttling crab across sandy beach
i am
the whale mourning in the deep blue sea
i am
the blossom from the pink cherry tree
i am
the apple held before your eye
i am
the baby’s mouth opening wide to cry
i am
the pause between breaths and the spaces of time
i am
the stars that crinkle in the night sky
i am
the wheat that bows at the wind rushing by
i am
the baker kneading bread with tireless hands
i am
the peasant begging alms with limited means
i am
the caterwauls the howlings and the screams
i am
the purring the sighing the fulfilled dreams
i am
the lion lying on the savannah heat
i am
the gazelle bounding with a fearful heartbeat
i am
the boy alone unchosen for any team
i am
the ugly duckling tossed carelessly aside
i am
the one always on the losing side
i am
the free horse with the galloping stride
i am
the algal bloom put upon the red tide
i am
the happy daffodils opened up wide
i am
the one who has just recently died
i am
the white foam sitting on the sea
i am
the pollen offered up to the bumblebee
i am
the warm embrace of a lovers’ touch
i am
the conflict and hurt that argues too much
i am
the razors edge between good and bad
i am
the man going from sad to mad
i am
the blade the slits the vulnerable throat
i am
the distance put up as an emotional moat
i am
the victor with the wicked smile and gloat
i am
the vanquished embarrassed and without hope
i am
the gesture of kindness and a warming smile
i am
the distance covered by many a mile
i am
the look in the new mother’s eyes
i am
the man covered in tattered lies
i am
the light when the world has turned dark
i am
the start when you’ve lost your mark
i am
the forgiveness after all the tears
i am
love your companion across all these years
i am
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