Knowing you as I know I do

What have I just missed

In meeting you today,

Already knowing you

As I know I do?

What in you was there

For me to learn

And love and nurture

That I could not see

For knowing you

As I know I do?

Is there something in you

That I will not see or know

Out of fear and dread?

Will you still love me

If I met you today afresh?

Will I still love you?

What does it say about me

If I did not know you

As I know I do?

 

Who would I be

If I was not sure who you are

In the unknowing

Of truly meeting you anew

Right now?

And here you are.

Where do we go from here?

Who are you now, today, this moment?

Rawness, excitement, edge.

Pulse racing – breath catching.

Face burning. Palms sweating.

Seeing you! Anew!

Do you love me? Don’t you love me?

Do I love you? Don’t I love you?

As if we were right at the beginning of falling in love again.

What joy. What delicious gut-wrenching tension and trepidation.

Thank God I am alive.

Thank God you are here with me!

What magic awaits us now?

In not

Knowing you as I know I do?

(Inspired by my dear friends in Relume and their book on the Challenger Spirit)