And…

And…

when I have lost
you,

I’ve gone off searching.

Even the darkness
could not dispel my
endless quest.

Through howling winds
and crackling branches,
the ebb and flow
of a river’s 
rhythmic dance,

I lifted rocks
and splashed through
puddles.

I climbed high—
descend low
and traversed in between all that is between

AND

 there you were.
You laughed—
I joined in.

Together,
we rolled down hills slipping into
the valleys—
grass-stains painting
our knees.

You were 
and always
are
in every place.
I lay my every step,

AND
most of ALL,
you are within
me.

It’s when
I AM lost that I AM truly
found.

And…