how could you forget

O! hands,
how could you forget the thorn
when you go and pluck the rose
the stem will have a thorn there
always as its loyal companion
ensuring that it is not plucked
and grows on the stem only

O! feet,
how could you forget the earth
even though dreams are high
on which we can glide and fly
but in the end, we have to walk
on this earth with dust, pebbles
and feel them below our feet

O! eyes,
how could you forget the spring
for even when we look at autumn
the old there is shed to give way
for new green leaves to spring up
new colors and fragrances to adore
once the long harsh winter is gone

O! heart,
how could you forget the love
that came into life to be there
in your depths to merge with soul
and even when lover is not here
the essence is carried in you
through you into the soul to live

O! breath
how could you forget the air
it carries the world into you
through in-breathing, out-breathing
making me live so far on earth
making me experience life with you
and suffer without your being

O! pulse,
how could you forget how to race
you did not stop on seeing love
and yes even though love is far
hope of love exists deep within
I feel its presence around me
I have the essence within me