boundary waters

if my absence frightens you

if the unfamiliar look in my eyes comes as a threat

if my silence evokes the voices of ghosts
that haunt the darker rooms of your aloneness

if my lack of attention draws attention to your needs

if my lack of regard brings resentments into view

FAITH

i am beyond the horizon
where i have cast my nets into the boundary waters

i will bring home my catch
and lay it on half of our table

i will share with you the treasures of my solitary voyage

but the bounty will not be complete
until you have poured your treasures
onto the other half of our table --End