As the traveler’s time grows
she’s traversing time zones
and her old bones she knows may dissolve and float.

En route a new threshold of her own.

Atmospheric forgiveness wrings out her heart

for as long as it takes to remember the shape.

Hate is but a house guest who need not overstay

So, before she goes, she asks
how do you want to feel?

And to her, we say

strong enough
to remember love’s softness.

soft enough
to remember love’s strength

Enough to remember that love stays

Remember, Love stays.