If you believed
if you really believed, in eternal life
what would that mean?
I think it would mean
that you live each moment of your life now
fully aware, completely awake, without hesitation
I think it would mean
that you see the world as it is
without a veil or tinted glasses
An echo of each single thought
flowing from a mind far too busy, to stop
and to see, the wonders of heart beat and breath
The wonder of relationships, and how each one,
forces us to find the other in our truest self, to see that we
are not two, or three, or four, or more, but one body
Flesh bound to flesh, bone grafted to bone
organ paired to organ, rib joined to rib
neuron matching neuron, our DNA dancing together
I think it would mean
celebrating each day as a Great Thanksgiving
a Eucharistic feast, hosted by God in top hat and tails, smiling
As we each smile back.
Ron Starbuck
Copyright 2010
