Return

For the first time
in my life
I felt a compulsion
to get up and move
towards you
regardless of
what I should be doing
or could be doing
what or whom
needed caring for
to hell with the bags
let them disappear
be stolen
I'm leaving my baggage behind
I'm throwing off my chains
no inhibitions left
I'm unfettered

I don't even recall
how I navigated
the cramped seating
the high carriage
of the land cruiser

And there you were
clean
in this dusty landscape
be-spectacled and
kerchiefed
as I remembered you

Our bodies fell together
in blessed greeting
my glasses
my hat
flew
I didn't realize
my face was wet

I've come back
to this place
of peace and calm
back to myself
back to you

Sunset moments
concrete warmth at my back
red hot coals
ready to offer
cooked sustenance
and nourishment

I drink your milky tea
sweet
from your
chipped tin cup

Nothing has ever
tasted so good
except maybe your food
I eat with my hands

Late
into our one night
too short
we share
all that is long past
happy
sad
ALL

When
will we meet again?
on this side
or the other

Wherever
I know
this love will keep

For
I love you
and you love me
and I know
why
I was happy here