When it came to it at last

She stood and readied herself,

To ask her questions

And so began

 

And the past? Will it yet remain?

A coat we can wear again and again

And the future rising of the sun?

Baby steps that were born to run

And bricks and dollars what are they?

A silly game we like to play

 

And what will happen to the soil

And what of new life seeded? 

Renews itself like a serpent 

cradled by worms

and speckled shells

of things no longer needed

 

Water will fall and flow and pool

and rise and fall again

And light will always be our guide

And darkness will not bend

 

And heat and cold and sound and taste?

All will cycle without haste

 

And then

And then when it comes to an end

Who will take me home again?

 

The air will shift in your moments' last

The earth will take you and hold you fast

The water wash you in your bed

And all thoughts within your head

Will stop

 

But Love will not.

 

For all the love you ever felt

Cannot be moved by death

It cannot be un-uttered 

Does not require your breath

 

Love cannot be conjoured

Will not neglect its fate

 Cannot be gotten rid of

Though the hour is late

Love cannot be co-erced,

Hurried,

Pushed through the back gate

 

Love stays,

Love stays

Love Stays

 

Love is not afraid to wait.