I can see that both my sons feel the hero in their lives.
Strong and true, they feel the power of a life engaged.
When the singer hits the note that pulls the heart strings,
they are with her; filled with the ache to touch the quick of things.
They will not live timid and small, in a world to be mitigated,
moving in the shadows to avoid risk and feelings.
A spirit rages in them as it has done in me - a spirit filled with love
and compassion and a deep certainty of strength.
I remember so many moments when these torrents of feelings have
been loosed in me;
with my skin and heart feeling the wind and rain of existence raw.
It's a poet's heart that wants to cup all this to its lips.
And I see all this has found its way into my sons.
Thank you, Beloved.
Gallagher
2 Aug 2012 - Irvine, CA, USA
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