still

I love you now
And now
And ever.

Still.

Like the water that has come to rest in a calm lake under a soft moon
In a deep forest
After churning and spilling over rocks
In rivers
And falls.

Still.

The sea does not fear the rain
Nor refuse the river.
Does not resent the wave
Reaching
Nor the sun
Evaporating.

For even after long eons spent with the sky
There will be no escaping the return
Home.

After separation and reunion and separation again
The truth is

Still, I love you. I must.
For we are the same.


I love you now
And now
And ever.