Headlights

(on seeing a doe and two fawns in Solstice Canyon)

I wonder if you remember me
Because I will remember you
But by the time I’ve finished writing this poem
You probably won’t
And who knows if I’ll truly remember, either…

Our eyes met and I froze right there
Like you in headlights
And then I wondered,
“Does she even think about my eyes?”
Probably not
We don’t live in the same world
And then I saw why…
Your beautiful children appeared in the landscape
Following you with the faith to do nothing else
But walk in your path
But then I thought,
“I’ve seen this before”
I’ve seen it all the time
In our crazy supermarkets
At our wonderful beaches
When hands our held
And love is shared

Twenty minutes from the now
I’ll be in my spaceship
Cursing the starshooter who just cut me off
And who knows exactly how God feels about that?
Maybe He laughs
Or maybe He cries because I am not patient
And twenty minutes from now
You will be feeding your young
And God will be smiling at this
As you forage for food and drink from
Wellsprings eternal
The same springs that guard our hearts
The devil cannot taint flowing waters
Nor can the devil touch this moment
When our eyes lock
Your ears perk up
And we both just stand there
Me admiring you
And you wondering about me
I wish you could know my heart
Because I think it is just like yours, sometimes
Mine likes to play
Mine loves children, too
Mine seeks to survive and protect
And is scared when intruders come
And because you just stood there and stared
I felt like I was looking into a mirror
And I felt like
Just maybe
You knew how much pain I feel in my heart
And that’s why you did not run away