A POEM FOR MY 41ST BIRTHDAY
I am the maiden and the mother
The girl and the woman
I am the warrior and the lover
The fighter and the peacekeeper
I am the fire and the water
The wind and the earth
I am the fierce and the terrified
The weak and the strong
I am the morning and the night
The sun and the moon
I am the active and the passive
The strong and the soft
I am the artist and the canvas
The paint and the brush
I am the writer and the written on
The story and the author
I am the blind and the blinded
The seer and the seen
I am the student and the teacher
The certain and confused
I am the light and the dark
The yin and the yang
I am the earth and the sky
The ocean and the drop
I am the lion and the unicorn
The sparrow and the worm
I am the giver and receiver
The taker and the taken
I am the remembered and forgotten
The old and the new
I am the masculine and feminine
And the whole universe too
