most of the time the universe is shrugging
at me and my daily problems
but tonight, tonight
in complete stillness
the universe is hugging me


      and my heart opened suddenly-
without meaning to,
glimpses of the self,
I let out of my mouth
and only closed it when too much of me has been said
If we could all for a moment, let ourselves out through confessional conversation,
we would see in ourselves,
the same self