Be near me-stop.
Become the wind that shifts me.
Sing like the butterfly trapped in th' cage.
Torment the air with your presence and mind,
hold the sunlight close to your chest.

Keep breathing, keep walking
laugh, smile, shout, doubt, question
-but do not falter.

Gaze at the moon of which there is one.
The image you see has long passed.

Focus on eyes and mouth, crevice and vice-
focus on one, on the whole, on the truth.

The distance is key, irrelevant, far-
the silence is unbearable at best.
The motion you seek is the hardest of all
so delay all thought and rest.

Keep breathing, wanting, holding- smile
beyond the glare of the stars.
You swim through pools of wonder and strength
allow knowledge to lead you far-

far from the darkness and shade of the trees
that covet your beautiful soul.

Move to the sunlight, the colours, the truth,
leave darkness behind you-

see well.