As One

As One

by Alicia Millar

Forget the depths,
and currents
forget the tides
and gravity's pull,
the fish getting full
on tadpole flesh
forget the time
and time-counters
the "have-tos" and "shoulds"
the wolf in the woods
needs no accountant
nor Pluto collecting dust
nor do pebbles that gather moss
then you would be free
and see
that you are not a helpless petal
pushed by the stream
but the stream that pushes
the petal and all things
as one