Excavations of the heart
Beneath these lives we lead
beneath the surface
the truth of ourselves
the depths that are hidden
the strengths and the fragilities
that we display when we enter
into relationships
the text of ourselves
that we offer to the other
all the versions of ourselves
that have gone before
refined and tailored
for present company
all that we lived
and all that we loved
way back in the present
of those past times
the curve that brought
learning and sometimes
forgetfulness
an easing of the burden
of our histories
To have loved in innocence
to have survived the thrills
of childhood and adolescence
to be where we are to day
where you are today
where I am today
self-contained bodies
brimming with love
John Lyons