Once, Once, Once

Once, I was as mysterious as a nervous roe deer. Once, I was an invisible illusion made up of air and electricity humming with bees. I was transitory as a heartbeat registering your silent singing. Once, I was a hummingbird in the heart of a flower. Once, I was a riverboat, guided like a rocket ship into your arms. Asking: where all this movement goes. Oh, let me anneal like chrome on steel, never to rust. Never to fade isolated away, alone. Once, I was a child, never fearing My father and mother wouldn't bring me home. Once, I was walking in the snow, not trodden, never knowing what I'd see. It was as if I were the element in a headlight shining bright. It was as if I was about to be discovered and dismembered, but nothing horrible. Once, I was as mysterious as a nervous roe deer. Once, I was an invisible illusion. Made up of air and electricity, I was humming with bees. I was transitory as a heartbeat registering your silent singing. Once, I was a hummingbird in the heart of a flower. Once, I was a riverboat, guided like a rocket ship into your arms. Asking: Where does all this energy and movement go? Oh, let me anneal like chrome on steel, never to rust. Never to fade isolated away, alone. Once, I was a child, never fearing My father and mother wouldn't bring me home. Once, I was walking in the snow- Not trodden, never knowing what I'd see. It was as if I were the element in a headlight shining brightly. It was as if I was about to be discovered and dismembered. But nothing horrible. Nothing that would make me tearful or cry.