the other half of me i shall extricate
the other half of me
when i unearth
the place i choose
to stake my courage
and lay my hopes
and forge my dreams

is there such a land?
someone assured me
such one exists, that
we're all meant to be
at this place in this
moment, precisely.

time and its floods
can rage past us all
they want, but truth is
i shall find my missing
half, recognize it for what
it is, draw to it inexorably,
unforgivingly,
and be permanently,
indefinitely, forever,
be home.
  ¶ 9/01/2004 01:10:00 AM