from the same thing
it desperately seeks.
It thrives in the excitement
of finding it,
but it shrivels at sight.
Despite attempts to
convince him all is good,
it persistently wants
what once he knew.
He repeats the same name
in adoration
and it sighs
on thoughts long past.
He looks blindly
in all directions,
but only sees
endless despair.
He's learning new ways
as his days beat forward.
He is slowly opening his arms
to different possibilities
knowing that out there
there is another heart
that will beat together
until the end.
� Renato Fuly
10/23/2002