Equilibrium

I am the weight hanging on a chain linked to God.

God sustains to center point, while

I swing from end to end.

I extend to the tip of the arc;

God tugs back, firmly attached to my middle

and holding on to me way out at the end of the stretch.

I fling past the medium,

barely catching my balance before I am off again,

flying further up and further away on the other side.

Back and forth: joy versus grief, peace versus torment.

Back and forth: growth versus stability, dreams versus apathy.

Back and forth: alone versus company, energy versus exhaustion.

Will the waltz slow as I grow old?

I want to believe that the connection to heaven will tenderly guide me

with grace to perfect equilibrium.

April 30, 2000

Revisited July 7th, 2012

Curicó, Chile