2054

30 years from now--
By the year 2054
I'll  be gone
And so will
Most of my friends
And siblings

All the experiences I've had 
All whom I have loved
Will be forgotten
But so much will
Be the same
Just experienced by another

You see the "Energies"
 Of life never die
The Love I have felt 
Is the same energy of Love
You will feel
She--Love--will move through you
Embrace her, welcome her
Then let her go
She isn't yours to keep

Grief will visit you
The same Grief
That has visited me
And bathed me in sorrow
And turned my days gray
For weeks on end
But she, too, will leave
And return
And leave
And return

And there is Anger
And Jealousy
And Insecurity
And Fear
And Greed
And Curiosity
And Joy
And Inspiration
And Nostalgia
And Ambition
And Awe
And Piety
And Courage
And...and...and...

None of them are you
You are just the body/mind
They animate
With Aliveness

With every birth
There is a new story to tell
A new song to be sung
A new life 
For the Energies to enliven
No one knows why a story ends
Or why the Energies quit visiting
But I know our soul 
Joins the Energies
When we die
There is no death

Every emotion you have
It is us, visiting
Alivening you
You may not understand why
But understand--
You are never alone.

bjbeyers 2024