Outlie*

Outlie
 
Yes, I know you’re there
just beyond my periphery
a step or two in the Outlie
the land beyond the
whisper of clouds, the
vapor of thought: down in the Field.
 
Yes, I feel you thinking.  Shining.
I sense magic and
miracles ~ your breath in my heart.
Warm and warmer still.
That river won’t drown
the ones who know how to swim. 
Swim.  Swim!
 
I reckon our fates
burst and jump  
spin and cavort
until, at last, we
cross paths ~ intersect  
weave ourselves
into the skin of
one another ~
One.
We all become One.
 
Yes, I know you’re there.
Just there ~ the place we’ll meet
again.
The place we meet alone,
but not lonely,
‘cause we all fall down.
Down.
‘Cause we can’t fall up.
Not in the Outlie.
 
When all’s said and done
it’s not the big things,
not the grandiose
events or people
who truly alter
our trajectories ~
no, it’s the ones who
remind us to care
and who, themselves,
demonstrate Love.
 
Yes, those who Love are
our lifeblood and our
real teachers and saviours.
 
Heroes.
Come.
Rise.
Return to us. 
We need you.
Now.
 
 
*outside the realm of normal reality
by Barbara Helvey-Hughes, 5-28-2018/1-26-2019/9-29-2020/10-14-2020