I can be like solitude
if that is what you need
I can walk beside you
And our breath can sink
as deep as it needs to
into the roots of being
And there can be time
for the whole silence to rise up
as far as it needs to
to meet the embrace of the day
And for each wind-touched frond
to offer
and accept
the invitation to dance.
There is enough space
for me in you,
and for you in me,
that we can walk
in this shared solitude
however far the journey leads our feet.
©Wendy Mulhern
March 30, 2013