Saturday, February 20, 2010

Between you and me

Between you and me, the
miles of winding road beneath our feet; the
swiftly meandering waters far below; and
the ugly bald patched mountains almost
touching the virgin blue sky above.


Between you and me, long years
of known and unknown; of
rich experience and poor inexperience; of
crazily loving and vengefully hating; of
warmly responding and aggressively reacting
to words and actions – good or bad.

Between you and me, the
changing of revealing day into concealing night; the
rising of the glaring sun and the cool moon; fertile
dug up soils and sprouting of organic food
for you, me and them – equally.

Between you and me, thoughts
traversing at lightning speed; feelings
conveyed telepathically; energy
positively charged with love and
separation - painful no more.

Between you and me, the
future well envisioned; happiness
in every moment of our lives lived
in separateness yet together
in our hearts – forever.

Between you and me, stands
not the cruel impossible but the inspiring hope
of always meeting in forever parting; of
assured nearness in definite farness; and
of living life despite challenges.

Between you and me, nothing
is something; emptiness so full
of us; they have a place too, but
only if you and I will it – in bad times
as much in good times.

4 comments:

  1. Beautiful! Not exactly 'between you and me', for we know now how many miles you have traversed between you and your 'me'. If emptiness is 'so full' between two, and everything is so inspiring and encouraging when in two, then I think there is no other tempting incentive than this for me to look for my 'you'.

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  2. I hope you find your 'you' and feel good even when just thinking about her when she's not physically with you (e.g. working in another office or at a workshop in another country). The tendency in many is to think, "What is s/he upto? Who's s/he with?" when we are far apart physically. Lack of trust.......which actually exists in those who themselves are not trustworthy...

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  3. Hi,
    It may appear that I always look for debate. It's not; it's that you always bring forth points that I have no choice but to debate on. I have thought over this many a time. It's not that it's of personal reference.

    She trusts him, he trusts her, and both are far and apart physically but always together in heart and soul. She knows he trusts her and he'll never doubt her. That's why she strays. He knows she trusts him and she'll never doubt him. That's why he strays. Both enjoy, both are betrayed and life goes on. If discovered (God knows when), it's accidental or sheer coincidence. Is trust a sustainable and viable morality?

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  4. Dawa, please do continue to initiate debates. I have no complaints against that. On the contrary, I like that it keeps me alive and thinking. And, sometimes, it does allow me to practice patience. You can be assured that I do not in any way intend to convey 'truth' messages, but rather just share thoughts, experiences, stories, jokes and brain teasers that readers can comment on or respond to if they wish.

    "Is trust a sustainable and viable morality?" That's a tough question to answer (at least for me). I would say trust is necessary in friendships and other relationships, but definitely hard to hold on to especially when you see betrayal experienced by others. I do not know how rigidly anyone can follow physical faithfulness to one's lover or spouse, but experts say we can make concerted efforts to keep the romance and sex alive and consequently minimize our unfaithful tendencies. Advice and suggestions on how we can do that is available on the internet, I believe.

    I think the more important thing about trust would be 'being there as moral support for each other when needed the most - e.g. in sickness, trouble, crisis, etc.' I would say this is different from faith, which one must have in oneself most of all to overcome your weaknesses, such as alcoholism, drug, violence, etc.

    Gosh! Such a difficult debate......ha ha

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