In this darkness,

as dark as earth and worms,

an invisible door.

Suddenly, inside—

how did I enter?

A birthplace-

A meeting place-

A space of creation-

I ask,

how might I live?

What would I release?

I look deep into the darkness

like I would your eyes—

there’s a laugh,

a lightness,

at the knowing.

I am no body.

Nobody.

And yet I am here—

free.

I can see.

Next time,

I will bring a seed.

I will sow.

I will sing this seed into a tree.

Next time,

I will come prepared.

And there is a next time!

Eureka!

To conjoin,

to return,

to come home.