POETRY
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:14 am
I Am Attached, by Charles Carreon
I am attached --
to the earth, by the weight she
gives my body
I am attached --
to eating, by hunger
to breath, by the mysterious
desire for air
I am attached --
to my mate, by the need for warmth
and companionship
to my children
by genetic strands and webs of delight
to other people,
by being like them
to mountains and streams and
deserts and winds and ocean waves
lamplight in the dark
Moonlight at midnight
I am attached to
the web of being
so completely, look at me
and you everywhere in everything
We are attached.
I am attached --
to the earth, by the weight she
gives my body
I am attached --
to eating, by hunger
to breath, by the mysterious
desire for air
I am attached --
to my mate, by the need for warmth
and companionship
to my children
by genetic strands and webs of delight
to other people,
by being like them
to mountains and streams and
deserts and winds and ocean waves
lamplight in the dark
Moonlight at midnight
I am attached to
the web of being
so completely, look at me
and you everywhere in everything
We are attached.