The Covalent Bonds of Friendship; For Taylor
And the universe,
We are told,
Was born from gases and implosions
Energy chaotic and uncontrollable
Collided as atoms
And life was born.
But then she was born,
And he was born
As well as you, me
Us and We.
The miracle of life.
Seedlings of a family tree.
There are billions of people on Earth.
Of course not as many people as blades of grass,
Or dreams,
Or flowers ,
Or rain drops,
But enough at least to hurt the Earth
And ourselves.
So I wonder if it is our own inbuilt call for help,
Or the stardust seeping from our broken bones
That pulls us together?
Is it atoms and molecules that make up our laughter?
Is it some convoluted from chemistry,
An algebraic equation that says
‘C’ plus ‘T’ equals happy?
Or is it some heavenly message?
A spiritual connection
That laced our souls together
Like our fingers
And the music of our summers.
Do you remember at the beach,
When you would take my hand and we’d jump through the waves?
They’d crash around us,
But it felt like they did it for us.
A sign of submission,
Because we were supremely happy
In the summers at the beach.
And the universe,
We are told .
Was born from gases and implosions
Energy chaotic and uncontrollable
Collided as atoms
And life was born.
But was it the covalent bond of friendship
That brought us at our knees?
Or was it simply
Everyone’s meant to have a best friend
And you were meant for me.