dang’s piece

It doesnt interest me what you do for a living

I want to know what you ache for,

And if you dare to dream

Of meeting your heart’s longing

 It doesnt interest me how old you are

I want to know if you will risk

Looking like a fool for love,

For your dream

For the adventure of being alive

It doesnt interest me what planets

Are squaring your moon

I want to know if you have touched

The center of your own sorrow,

If you have been opened by life’s betrayal

Or have become shriveled and closed from

Fear of further pain, mine or your own

Without moving to hide it

Or fake it or fix it

I want to know what sustains you,

From the inside, when all else falls

Away.   I want to know if you can be

Alone with yourself and if you

Truly like the company you keep

in the empty moment..

                                                
one of daden’s favorite pieces from Oriah Mountain Dreamer. with a few adjustments. 

daden — whose heart found a reason to sing after [ perhaps despite?] the tribulation.[daw].  and mike, who is still longing.  and US, who may be in the course of discovering.