Boy takes form on May 9, 1988
From womb, the ocean of existence
To body, the separation
Yearning to become one again
The first time they meet in the August heat
Boy says “I love you” to girl in his sleep
The unconscious becoming conscious
Strange and sublime
Mirroring the vast complexity of life
Two months later they depart to Martinique
Treading together in salty seas
Meandering through clustered jungles of mossy green
Contracting dengue (maybe)
Love was not a falling into
‘Twas a jumping in head first
When the intuition guides
Then logic has no need
Goodbye to the rational mind
Heart travels godspeed
Boy awakens to girl day after day
Sunlight spilled on white linen sheets
From a studio in Manhattan to a one bedroom in Queens
Embarking to fourteen foreign countries
Einstein said in 1905, "time equals space"
Time tangled in togetherness
Space spent in union
Motion in partnership
The two merged to one
Non-dualism no longer a spiritual term
But a feeling
A becoming
A remembering
Boy and girl danced this dance
Lifetimes before
Fell asleep on forest floors
Clung to one another under ancient skies
A love like theirs could never die
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Roxanne is a New Yorker turned nomad currently living on an island in Thailand.
She works as a developmental editor and ghost writer, bringing other’s stories to fruition.
Roxanne has spent many years of her existence on a quest for truth and unraveling the complexities of the human condition. She is living in a perpetual state of wonder.
Connect with her on Instagram at roxy_vn
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