Seize the Day

    You and Me, Here and Now

    2013

    What if it’s now?
    That fateful moment
    When everything turns
    Silent, invisible gears shifting
    And suddenly, your life, or mine
    Changes forever
    Sets off on a different trajectory
    Enters a steep climb
    Or stalls into a precipitous dive

    What if this very instant
    This magic moment
    Is now?

    What if it’s here?
    That special place
    Where destiny seeds
    Dark, patient forces incubating
    And suddenly, your future, or mine
    Changes forever
    Marks a new point of departure
    Lays a fresh foundation
    Or connects to roots long buried

    What if this very location
    This pivotal place
    Is here?

    What if it’s me?
    That reluctant hero
    Who hears the call
    Tepid, timid heart beating
    And suddenly, your quest, or mine
    Changes forever
    Looms larger in the lens of days
    Stretches to the curved horizon
    Or plumbs the depth of ocean

    What if this ordinary soul
    This unexpected hero
    Is me?

    What if it’s you?
    That elusive lover
    Who fits my edges
    Yin and yang forces swirling
    And suddenly, your dream, or mine
    Changes forever
    Refracts through a new prism
    Bends to someone else’s bow
    Or reaches for another’s star

    What if this missing half
    This integral lover
    Is you?

    — Wayne Visser