Life and Death

My life
did not begin
at the beginning,
nor will
my death
come at its end.
They will not
follow each other
though their paths
may often cross.

In a single life
I get born
and reborn
every now and then,
just as I die
over and over again;
just as I live
on and on.

* * *

4 July 2010

Fear and Trust

I fear -
and yet I tread
a path that
beckons me from the beyond.
There are no landmarks
that I recognize,
no skyline that is familiar,
no patterns that I see,
no memory I can resort to,
no advice I can lean on.

Fear is human,
as is doubt;
but the lure of the unknown
is also strong,
for life cannot be
simply gathering moss.

I take a step,
in trust,
that what brought me
to this crossroads,
will remain by my side
on paths to come as well.

* * *

4 July 2010