I Am.... (Your Lover)

i am the broken branch, blown by the wind. the key left in the door, of the empty house. i am the creek spilled over, the frog on the bank. the pot stained by time, half filled with water. the young woman giving birth, and the nurse by her side. the box of canned goods, left on the porch. i am the body naked, sleeping on the silent bed. the son killed in the war, the picture on the wall. i am the softness of the moth, long left the body. i am the kiss of lovers, at the risk of loss. i am the body of words, sent without hope or destination. i am the hand you thought wind, blowing the hair from your face. i am try inspite of, i am hunger expressed. the tongue round your heart, the tear that comes unannounced! i am the face of the lonely, and the feet of the pilgrim. i am your lover, clothed in rain and mud!