One Thread, Two Views

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

                                                                           Lao Tzu

We are kindred spirits, you and I,

old souls birthed anew.

We each carry broken shards

of past lives inside of us;

yours, tangible… viable…

mine, spiritual…ethereal…

Each breath we breathe is a priceless gift;

each wound and scar, a reminder

of those who gave us continuity

whom we carry now and forever in perpetuity.

It is not ours to squander what is given

but to honor the giver.

© Ginny Brannan 2018