New Poem
I sometimes write poems quickly and forget about them quickly. I was looking through my computer the other day and found this poem, which I wrote a few years ago, without publishing it. It’s about the feeling of
instant kinship and love we sometimes feel for other people – when we meet kindred spirits, and feel that we have somehow always known them and always will.
I Only Need To Meet You Once
I only need to meet you once
to connect with you forever.
I catch your gaze across the room.
We recognise each other, though we’ve never met before.
We have an invisible sign of allegiance;
the same shade of light shines through us.
We smile and draw together
and feel at ease straight away.
There’s no need to ask questions
because we already know each other.
We don’t need to protect our personal space
because we already share common ground.
Time stops as we stand together.
The room dissolves away
as if a soft warm cloud has enveloped us.
Soon we have to go our separate ways.
We hug and walk away, still smiling.
We don’t feel sad, but more fulfilled.
We feel no sense of loss
because we’ve gained each other’s love.
Our connection transcends distance.
Wherever we are, we’ll inform each other’s lives
and softly touch each other’s souls
through a timeless spaceless bond.
I only need to meet you once
to know that I’ve always known you
and that I’ll always know you
even if we never meet again.
I only need to meet you once
to know that we are one.
