SamadhiMuse

               Empty waiting fills me
                  hands touch and caress me
                     hold me ... detain me,
                        brush me ... love me ...
                           and then on the edge of leaving
                              I remain.

               My pain ... becomes me
                  and I dress for the waiting
                     impatiently.

               Its for sure I can't leave
                  without my goodbye
                     and so I remain ...
                        unwilling to take it.

               Rushed by hands to wait
                  I feel the pain ...
                     and then they take it.

                              Gallagher
                              21 April 75

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

            Locked in impermance
            change and illusion swirl around me
            people come and go
            but nothing touches me but love
            I'm torn apart inside now
            can't get my feet back on the ground
            walking with my head in a cloud now
            I've got to get back down
            Where is my love gone
            eaten by my fears.
            Where are all my days gone
            filling up all my years.

                           Gallagher
                           29 April 75

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —