Nor in the Night

You didn’t see me in the light
nor in the night

did you?

you did not see me from a distance
you did not recognize
me
at all…

did you not see me
passing like a shadow through the trees
did you not see me
gliding like a ghost along the breeze
did you not see my reflection in the glass
as I did pass
like a sigh
from a thought of yours
to a breath of mine

~ did you not know me
ageless and eternal
touch my hand
and feel the energy
that burns
beneath my skin
did you not notice the stars
watching us
through the window
when we met
and the moon curious
as it peered at us
wondering if we would remember
or forget

And did you
or did you not remember
that as we travel
through life
we unravel
the mystery of our souls
the mystery we hold
~ where we come from
where we go
did you not see me
did you not know
that I exist
just the way you did
within
the place in between
the seen and unseen
and it was your smile
that brought me back
once more
to this track
of reality

I needed to exist
to be
human one time more
to see you
touch you
again

feel the heat of your skin
against my skin

even when
you did not see me
clearly
know me
or remember
that there ever
was ever a we
in between earth
and the eternal
ever present
existence
so far beyond
this track of reality.

~ Charity

acrylicpaintingbycharity

I painted this painting this morning specifically to go with this poem, I am very happy with the way it came out :). Charity

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  1. Vinny Lanni Avatar

    You are amazing. So happy to see you posting poems again (:

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      Thanks!! I am trying to post a poem a day; week days at least :). I’m posting new ones and old ones. Glad you enjoy!

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  2. moonskittles Avatar

    Loved both the painting and the words! Beautiful art work, from a beautiful lady!
    ~ Dajena 🙂

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      Thank you!!! 🙂

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      1. moonskittles Avatar

        😀 welcome!

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  3. Malakhai Jones Avatar

    Great poem! Great painting!

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      Thank you!!

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      1. Malakhai Jones Avatar

        You are welcome! 🙂

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  4. cmrsyk1985 Avatar

    I like your mind. Thanks for writing…

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      Thank you!

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  5. Ogden Fahey Avatar

    I saw ya! 🙂

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      🙂

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  6. wordsunspoken1 Avatar

    Your poem and your painting, both are beyond comparison! 🙂

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    1. charityjanisse Avatar

      Thank you so much!!

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  7. funnerfunerals Avatar

    This was beautiful. I love your style.

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  8. Nduka Avatar

    This is lovely, a heartfelt piece of writing. More ink to your quill 🙂

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  9. greymom Avatar

    Beautiful! Both the poem and the artwork. Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my blog as well. Looking forward to all your posts.

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