And just a random second

Today I saw you

Hidden behind the shadows of nostalgic memories
Triggered by the sudden smell of what seemed long lost
But that revives in moments hanging inert in plain air.

Today I felt you

Living still, in the self that gives me life,
Finding corners in my spirit, finding it hard to survive.
but impossible to fade, only morphing with the age.

Today I heard you

Inside the cheery thoughts of hope, that once I felt
Making my head lay high, remembering your voice
A sound so strange, that I almost forgot.

Today I touched you

As I let you in once more, for just a second
And invited what’s left inside for a casual conversation,
of the usual forgotten topics, many times lost in translation.

It was the moment, a swing of air, a sudden echo
What I fear, made my mind turn in your direction
And just like that, I say farewell to this memento.
Bringing back life, in slow pace, second by second.

Simply life... an instant

In the middle of the chaos that typifies normality
A sudden moment, where assumed silence had suddenly changed
The sound of seagulls, bugs and chirping birds
I opened my eyes and looked around
The mist of an early morning mellowed the rays of the sun
I looked around, and saw life.
I closed my mind, and heard life.

The sounds that we choose to ignore, but that mean the world to some
The gifts, the moment, the instant relief of hope
All of those were there, and I forgot who I was.

Just like an unexpected happy moment, I sharpened my senses
I smiled, and life smiled back at me.

Just as the sound of the engine of my car died,
And the voices of the radio faded in the back of my head
I heard the sound of beauty, surrounding my nature,
subliming the core of my heart to its delighting.
I felt love, and without warning, a tear came down my cheek
I came back, forgiven and redeemed.

SDIH (4/30/2008)