A Gift of Now
I had him
For no more than months
It didn’t matter
Months were fine
A transient encounter
But now I have him
For more than time
And he makes up for
Those before
Who crawled off
Who couldn’t stay
Who I imagined
And he taught me
In the midst of joy
Is love
In the midst of tenderness
Is acceptance
In the midst of surprise
Is awe
And in the midst of passion
There is only now
He gave me now
When he danced
Into my life
Leaving me to whisper
His name alongside God’s
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