I wish we could have said goodbye.
I left so strangely, darkly, in my soul's night.
There are two ways of running, to and from.
And every time you think it's one,
it's actually the other one.
So now I have to learn what it means to bond-
To all the truth of each element and sound,
Each soul does dance, they whirl above the ground.
Pining to rejoin the higher lights,
Until the time comes you will have to fight.
Leaving is hardest when you're not sure,
What kind of life will keep your heart so pure.
But in your soul you know what to expect,
Your mind blows smoke into your heart, direct.
I cannot miss all of you more than I do now,
But you are with me, and I you, if you allow.
Spread the dance as deep as it will go,
And send the light high on every arrow.
Kick your legs and keep your hands spread,
Make ecstatic rhythms of your breath.
The harder pushed the body I do find,
The stiller still the quiet of the mind.

Justin Anderson, 2007