let go
a river doesn’t practice how to flow it lets go
from the instant it was born and falls into the arms of its bed
its being wells up against what you or I would call an obstacle and melts around it
if you think you are dammed up, well ask your breath for a word of advice
~
a lover passes easy hours on the simple tasks of living but cannot bear a second of her beloved’s voice outside the door her dam is burst and river runs to meet the ocean
the long journey tolerated until the end is in sight
then heart outruns gravity
~
I thought I woke for nothing but I woke for you
I heard a voice and rushed to the door and flooded my house
papers, books and dishes everything that could float and wasn’t nailed down was carried away suddenly I had room for visitors
~
the river must also know when it is near the sea and hurry
"Mystic River" by Hengki Koetjoro @ DeviantArt.com