In the Knowing and Being Known: for my Beloved God, husband, mom, dad & sister

a glance

a facial expression

a gesture

a sign

something moves

                and instantaneously,

instinctively

we know

                the other’s meaning

                the other’s presence

the sound of a voice

the look on a face

the vibe

                and instantaneously,

instinctively

we know

                the other’s meaning

                the other’s presence

a hand offering

                just what we need

                just what would make us smile

the person showing up

                just ‘cause they thought

we could use help

we could use some cheering up

a message and we know that

they know us better

than we know ourselves

we go through our days, our weeks

                with all of this

                with all of these

                with these deep connections

                                so fleeting

and yet

so grounding

signs of to whom we belong

whose we are

who we are

then

we sit

we break bread and

our heart break open

                                in pain

                                                in joy

                                                                in sharing the endless ordinary

and in the breaking open

we are made whole