First Passions

First passions leave indelible marks
Second ones are even more bittersweet
Like an old memory turned evening fantasy
So much beauty infused into a single thing
A whole life generated from a nutrition of fire

Once, I saw in the unending sky, a name
Something akin to a song or an effortless kiss
It flowed in, like warm water over my skin
I drew in a breath, a deep breath—my very first
Just a name, written in the vaultless sky

What we grow to know during our measured lives
Belies the unfathomable hidden in our measureless minds
It is all just a wild ride, of happenstance and questioning
The lucky ones see the universes in others' eyes
The brave ones sail across the dark seas, heart in hands

And I would give it all for that feeling of awe
To take it with me once more on my wayward way
Anything just to live fully one more time
One last time before the final dream takes me