chimera

we always want to reach out
to 'touch' someone.. to find God
to fill that emptiness.. and yet

when we feel that 'touch'.. that fulfillment..
what do we do.. questions.. more questions..
threshing the feeling into ragged tatters
that leave a shadow in our hearts

that one moment of just simple acceptance
drinking in.. getting high on the pure joy of it all
sadly always.. always eluding

the yardstick gauging.. judging the emotion
always strange.. comprehensions falling way short
sometimes distorting.. showing the world a shadow
of what only our eyes can see

conditioned.. unable to grasp that something 'more'
we so desperately look for.. that chimera -
a mirage becoming the oasis we so essentially need
to give meaning to our lives....

thank you.. for that reflection.. clear honest
simply holding the image of a friend

a hand unwaveringly there
healing strengthening.. those values
and beliefs so dear.. so true
steadying a reeling soul in this-
a reaffirmation of the beauty around..