He said to me:

let's have a conversation--

I should let you know beforehand

with regard to opinions, I am very stubborn

I swim in a stream in a faraway forest known to none.  I found it in my youth and kept it a deep secret.  I know I have been selfish--it's too good to be shared.

I know if there were another person with me, we would talk and break the sacred silence and solitude of the place.

This is my retreat, my sanctuary, my little slice of heaven...
If I were dying the next day, I will have another swim there--
I would have touched the edge of eternity and die content and happy upon the morrow.

Some will like you

others, perhaps not

if you like yourself- you can keep

everyone else from your thought

If I should want

let it not exceed

the number of fingers

on my one hand

I see better

when I walk away

from the self

I was yesterday

Join me in the dance

with fulness of soul and heart

to last beyond time

I am neither

pro nor con

either leads me nowhere

only openness I stand upon