Soul Mates

We did this on purpose
it was thoughtful design--
we split from one self
and set up a time
to meet again--
we might have been
lovers, or family
or friends--
it doesn't matter
in the end, your soul knew
my soul's name,
and when one called
and one answered,
two were glad then.

The vessels might
part, maybe sooner
than I'd like, and
it'll be heartbreak
away from your side,
but I know that
I'll recognize you
in any disguise--
and I trust that
when we were wiser
than we are right now,
we decided it
was silly to live
any of our lives
without the other.

We must have traded
something essential
because I’ve found
myself in you--
and when we met, I realized
I was carrying you with me
too—and now I know
that can't be undone--
it's carved in something
so much more than stone--
we will never be
alone, and we
can't turn back
into you or I,
but always
we are us now.
Always us.