Mirror

I watched a documentary tonight
about a real, live
horse whisperer
Buck grew up in a violent household
turned to horses
and become the opposite of his father
he says
a horse is a mirror of your soul
and so I think of Rick's horse
so full of love
after his initial life of hunger and fear
it did not take long until
he truly became a mirror
to all the things Rick was inside
that gentleness and kindness
that is so rare to find these days
All the things we gave up
to come here and begin again
a time so brief and yet brimming with lessons
Those moments and then months of time
and I can only hope to become
a mirror to Rick Page
the reflection of his higher self
and most of all, his unconditional love and acceptance
for that goal
I will persevere