water flows past
thoughts flood
her troubled mind
eyes fail to focus
life drifts by

choices lead to tragedy
indecisive pain explodes
in joints and fingertips
tearing at the heart
views remain unclear

whispers of possibility
unconfirmed times to come
offer consequences not small
varied as fallen leaves

reaching out to the water
feeling the cold
of ageless mountains
seeping into her ken
its strength becomes her own
its message
that of life’s endless existence

she knows then
it never mattered...

water streams past
unaware of its guidance
as time flows past all
in its unalterable rhythm
the unending magical dance