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June 18, 2007 at 13:14:20

Alone, Together

by Jim Bush Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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We walk this path alone, together
We stand on this hilltop alone, together
We flip-out of this world alone, together
We turn inside-out alone, together

As we fill this skin
As we walk this body around
As we make angles with our limbs
As we shrug off this mortal overcoat

We run this road alone, together
We dip below the radar alone, together
We slip in and out of sight alone, together
We roll down this mountain alone, together

As we shed a million tears
As we shrink into final insignificance
As we pop like a kernel of golden corn
As we twist out of the grip of unending space

We grab ourselves by the throat alone, together
We throw ourselves to the ground alone, together
We wriggle around in the mud alone, together
We slip beneath the surface alone, together

As we learn to surrender up everything
As we learn to feel compassion for everything
As we learn to begin to love and cherish everything
As we learn to blend in to the full fabric of everything

We walk this path alone, together

Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.

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A native Californian, Jan Baumgartner is a freelance writer currently living in Maine. Her background includes scriptwriting, comedy writing for the Northern California Emmy Awards, and travel writing for The New York Times. She has worked as a grant writer for the non-profit sector in the fields of academia, AIDS, and wildlife conservation and anti-poaching for NGO's in the U.S. and Africa. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous online and print publications in the U.S. and internat...

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Jan BaumgartnerA native Californian, Jan Baumgartner is a freelance writer currently living in Maine. Her background includes scriptwriting, comedy writing for the Northern California Emmy Awards, and travel writing for The New York Times. She has worked as a grant writer for the non-profit sector in the fields of academia, AIDS, and wildlife conservation and anti-poaching for NGO's in the U.S. and Africa. Her articles and essays have appeared in numerous online and print publications in the U.S. and internat...

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Incredible!

What a moving poem, Jim. Your lovely words bring together, in perfect symbiosis, the human connection, distance, and confirmation of life and death. I am amazed at some of the talent on this site, and particularly of late, of the poets. Your pieces are magical and life-affirming. Thank you.

Jan Baumgartner

by Jan Baumgartner (49 articles, 136 quicklinks, 10 diaries, 249 comments) on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 4:06:38 PM