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Three Exacting Words
Today the rains came heavy over the mountain
as a serendipitous gesture upon my dry existence
This evening’s stars in my Asian sky
have conjoined to say something
to this silent pining poet, heralding
The child of your best life has entered the birth canal
Now begins the dispensation of your best life
At first the process will be strident, but this is the way
of all beauty that are born into our world
Breaking free from the present gravity will
build strength, bring perspective and bestow jubilance
Contrivance and societal obligation has been
my only source of three exacting words
until today. Without a word of explanation
In this moment, now I know why that is
In one fucking sacred moment I will speak those words
all three, into the organic gaze of your thirsting eyes.
The stars have spoken, baby.
I love you.
as a serendipitous gesture upon my dry existence
This evening’s stars in my Asian sky
have conjoined to say something
to this silent pining poet, heralding
The child of your best life has entered the birth canal
Now begins the dispensation of your best life
At first the process will be strident, but this is the way
of all beauty that are born into our world
Breaking free from the present gravity will
build strength, bring perspective and bestow jubilance
Contrivance and societal obligation has been
my only source of three exacting words
until today. Without a word of explanation
In this moment, now I know why that is
In one fucking sacred moment I will speak those words
all three, into the organic gaze of your thirsting eyes.
The stars have spoken, baby.
I love you.
Published 25th Oct 2024
| Edited 26th Oct 2024
Author's Note
I wrote this three days after we connected online. We had just had our first face-time connection, showing good faith between us. Immediately afterward I could feel something palpably in the air. For a while I had been desperately trying to break free of a seven year toxic marriage. In Thailand the dry season was in full vigor, but within a half hour after our chat, a sudden torrential downpour came over the mountain. Sensing the synchronicity, it set my gears at once in motion. I’ve always struggled with saying those three words in that exact configuration, but now seven months later they slide effortlessly from me to her daily.
I quoted this poem to her when we first met, about a month after that first face-time conversation.
I quoted this poem to her when we first met, about a month after that first face-time conversation.
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25th Oct 2024 11:11am
Beautiful. I forget how powerful those words can be when said sincerely by one human to another.
