If we were truly awake
to what matters in life,
we would
play and laugh, enjoying just each other
with uninhibited delight
because we love each other so much;
we would
savor the unfolding instants,
soberly staring into each other’s eyes,
cursing and praising time,
because we love each other so much;
we would
meditate together on the truth that we will have to die,
grieving and sobbing and wailing and pressing our bodies together,
hating to let go
because we love each other so much;
we would
break every politeness and taboo against expressing love,
break our fear of loving too much,
break our fear of receiving too much love,
BREAK our hearts open
purposely and urgently and desperately,
knowing EVERYTHING depends on succeeding in this,
because we love each other so much.
If we were truly awake
to what matters in life,
we would.