Anaphora by Fatima Azeem

 Anaphora

by Fatima Azeem

To anyone who fears the sand slipping away.

To anyone who fears the empty embrace of crumbs.

To anyone who fears the slap of time change us all.

To anyone who fears staying and leaves instead.

To anyone who fears the mistake, instead of seeing the effort.

To anyone who listens and never speaks.

To anyone listening,

To anyone who fears,

Me too.

But even if the ground keeps us up on our feet,

The blue horizon truly keeps us sturdy and grounded. 

So, congratulations.

You’ve arrived at the point where the threads of the vast universe are sown,

And you are part of that universe.

You are the remains of star dust that left and came back for something more