When forever was a long time
Before you
I wept a quiet river that wandered past your house
There it patiently waited for you to dip your toes in
as nature blew leaves for you to play and chase

When dawn was a woeful time
Before you
I sowed a field of sorrow
That grew up in the lot next to your house
The flowers there patiently waited for you
to run and to brush against them

When never was the only time
Before you
I stared in distant silence
Like the space between things
patiently waiting for you to be born within me
Before you

Souls of Liberty