My Former Life
In my former life I was a bee.
Why else would I keep sticking my nose
into the private, pollinated parts of flowers?
In my former life I was a turtle.
Why else would I hunch my shoulders
into a seeming shell, my back a carapace
to shield me from a sometimes dangerous world?
In my former life I loved thee.
How else could I account for my “knowing” you
from before the first time we met,
for “seeing” the you in your inner depths?
Some would say I risk damnation
for a belief in reincarnation.
Yet this answer satisfies me on so many levels
and requities my thirst, quieting my myriad of questions
that the old belief system did not.
Unpopular in the west,
woven into the fabric of life in the east
in which I clothe myself, sewn by a strong affinity,
a strange familiarity,
attraction mystifies.
Most of us cannot remember
the details of the other lives,
and are left with fractured fragments of the past
glistening like sea glass in our hands, on the seashores of our minds,
trying to piece together a picture
of a previous existence.
Love is timeless and mysterious
and though I dread the inevitable,
the loss of our life together
in this life,
I know we will be together again in the next and the next
ad infinitium
for something as sacrosanct as our love
is eternal.
Welcome to samples of my work in various art forms showcasing “Eye-locks and Other Fearsome Things.” “Eye-locks” is a Bipolar/Asperger’s memoir in narrative form that describes the triumph of love over mental illness.
MOONSIDE 
so much to ponder here – I believe in old souls – and eternal love
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September 11, 2013 at 7:50 AM
Your beliefs are interesting. Glad you found it thought-provoking.
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September 11, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Indeed, I believe in love and life eternal. Wonderful reflection in this lovely poem.
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September 11, 2013 at 12:04 PM
It is interesting to find out peoples’ beliefs. Thank you for your lovely comment.
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September 11, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Love it!
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September 11, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Thank you so much, Genie, especially coming from you!!
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September 11, 2013 at 10:22 PM
I keep reading this!! Its so cute!! 😀 x
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September 13, 2013 at 3:23 PM
😊 Thanks! xx
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September 13, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Reblogged this on MOONSIDE.
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July 14, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Your words are picturesque. I believe also in eternal love, and I so appreciate your love for Tom is enduring, faithful, and loyal. It shows in the words.
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July 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Thank you, dear Dayle. You all are in my prayers!
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July 18, 2023 at 10:23 AM
Somehow this comment got attached to my old version of this post. So sorry. Thank you for writing such a lovely comment. Praying for you all in your grief.
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July 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Wow, Ellen. this is beautiful.
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July 17, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Wow, Kellye, I am so glad you liked it!! By the way, I don’t know where you and Mike are, but I hope it is not in the middle of the heat in the Southwest!! Thank you so much for making my day!
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July 17, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Well, the temp’s are in the triple digits here all week in west Texas, but at least we don’t have humidity. I hope you are not being affected by the flooding in the northeast.
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July 17, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Oh, I am so sorry you are in the midst of the heat wave and dome effect or whatever it is called. We are in New York City with temps in high 80s and the 90s and high humidity but you guys are REALLY suffering. Please take care!!
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July 17, 2023 at 8:36 PM