If We Knew…
Phillip Whitman Elvrum
If We Knew...:
We would not be so scared of losing hair and slowing down
if we knew that our hearts are not aging. Our little hearts are born already ancient.
We would not be so scared to say I do and settle down
if we knew that our hearts never come dating. They stay at home, for us patiently waiting.
We would not be so scared of eating love and lying down
if we knew that mountains would be unveiling.
We would not be so scared of being swallowed by the ground
if we knew that greater bodies still were waiting. Dotted lines in the air tomorrow morning.