That too is me

This is me ; professional in uniform
Repositioning your mother gently
Administering drugs to ease the pain
Hopefully making true connection with you
Helping you through this process of loss


This too is me, leading dances for peace
Teaching words in a strange language from a different faith
Experiencing the dance with you
Spinning, always turning
Toward the one


That woman speeding down the highway
Overnight bag packed
Singing along to Sheryl Crowe
" I am a stranger in my own life"
That too is me ; heading to a rendezvous with romance


Wearing old jeans and a plaid work jacket
Driving the tractor mower
Bringing in herbs to dry
Watering and weeding flowers and vegetables
All day outside ; that too is me


Cracking a cider after a long day at work
Scooping up a chattering granddaughter
Yet losing my temper with my daughter
Over small and silly details
Lacking patience, yes that too is me


So many compartments to life
Walking along the river, reflecting
Here at the computer, writing
Thoughts of diversity in each human being
Being a writer, that too is me

Radha