What you want most

What you want more than safety
is to be as you are
so utterly vulnerable
as to be beyond harm.

What you want more than security
is to love and be loved
so unconditionally
as to be beyond fear.

What you want more than anything
is what you already have
so intimately near to you
as to be beyond loss.

For you are the same you
before any meeting or parting
the same you
before time crept in and said "then"
the same you
who spun round and round until she fell
     dizzy and laughing
     and didn't care who saw
the same you
who caught sunlight in her eyelashes
     and sneezed,
     held buttercups up to her chin,
     and married boys with rings made of grass
the same you
who filled a backyard universe
     with untiring investigation
     knowing for certain the secret was there
the same you
who swore she would never do that
     then did
who said I'll be happy when
     a thousand whens ago
the same you
who cried and dreamed and broke promises
who held back, risked everything, and lost
herself,
or thought she had
until she realized (again)
I am still here
and nothing real has changed
except the changeful.

Not a person, place or name.
Only you, love, remain.

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