Past, Present, Future Lives

There is a theory regarding reincarnation, which states that anyone significant to a person in this life has been significant to him in all his previous lives as well. And each person will hold the same sort of role in every life -- a lover will always be a lover; a friend always a friend.

I think that's pretty cool. It means we find each other, against all odds, because we need to. And we need to without even realizing it. We're drawn to each other over and over again because we simply cannot live without each other.

While I don't know if I believe in reincarnation, I'm certainly open to the idea of it. And this theory explains how we can meet people and simply know, at our core, that they are meant to be a part of our lives. That's happened to me on a few occasions. Each time, it astounds me... and it makes me grateful to be found. Again.

Immortal Souls

I've known you for a hundred years
And still one hundred more

In lives lived through a looking glass
On planes that came before

On rocky shores of wild grey seas

We gazed to northern skies
Bands of brilliance - color and light
Reflected in your eyes

In time long gone you touched my cheek

Spoke words that seared my heart
You told me I would always know
When joined came from apart

Our souls entwined, safe, immortal

Tethered to solid ground

I saw your face and heard your words

And knew that I'd been found

 

On the threshold, past and present

Reach for one another

Bold, instinctive, sure, familiar

Lover, friend, or brother

 

I've known you for a hundred years

And still one hundred more
Our future written in the past
Walk with me through the door