THE MOST HUMAN THING THERE IS

I watch intently
in my mind’s eye
an ancient Egyptian

scribe take up his pen
and write:
“My heart is in balance with yours.”

and laugh
at how
not an iota of love

has changed
since that then
& this now

through seconds
or centuries
Love flies

through hieroglyph
to cursive
English script

Love
the most human thing
there is