WITH JOY OR TEARS WE CAN SPEAK

I Love You

Live in grace my stranger,

in this place. There is no danger.

Only sustenance to make you whole.

Only a poultice for your soul.

I know the light. It shines here.

I know your life. I am a seer.

Don’t explain anything.

Silence is what your heart brings.

In silence we each other know

and in silence we shall grow.

Until a friend comes for you,

I’ll be a witness to your truth.

Let us abide for this given time

sharing memories, yours and mine.

We taste the bitter and the sweet

while it's another that we seek.

Light can dim but it's not dark

they live in us, in our heart.

Do not be afraid or weak

with joy or tears we can speak.

LJ Austin 2023

ART: LJ Austin “Over Coffee” 2023