same light
shining down on my face
seems foreign
35 lbs and 9 teeth in 10 weeks
loss creating reconciliation
with self –
brown eyes stare back
at thin cheeks and grey whiskers
sprinkled with confidence
and hope
as the same old Sam
is again reborn anew
….. more lives than most cats
jazz or feline –
single white strand
standing alone
part of the all
separated by genetics
and understanding
universal truth
well-spring of creation
same stuff that made the cosmos
made me
and we share that power –
the hour draws to an end
only to share the next version
with time
and space
and us –
recognition of a turned tide
gives rise to breathe free of conflict
inner or global
peace achieved through balance
embracing the positive
and the negative
without judgment
or pre-determination
only to experience myself new
again –