The moving from one 
thing to another is
hardly cause for celebration 
As the caterpillar moves 
away from itself and 
into something new and 
as the summer gives 
way to fall and 
as the wood turns 
to ash its important 
to remember that what 
once was still is
Still is is all
that we ever have 
for everything now was
borne from something else 
previously something else borne 
from something else borrowed 
broken or bruised we
all are the result 
of what came before 

It’s not the proximity 
of someone that makes 
a relationship a relationship 
for there are many 
people who live with 
others yet feel lonely 
It’s not physical presence 
that promotes a kinship 
it’s time and attention 
The place where this 
equation occurs is less
important than its summation 
for any equation which 
subtracts is always less 
than what was added 
Never worry about distance 
for the heart only 
measures time and attention