from milliliters
to drips
to puddles, streams, and ponds
lakes, springs, rivers, and seas
ice and fog and cloud and rain
steam, sweat, and tears
i am a set of molecules
conceived only who knows how?
a consumer of myself
a circle bound to its radius
i follow the flow
bearing the gift
of a quenching sip
i get up and walk
swim the deep
sail the sky
burrow into the earth
i am root
i am leaf
i am hoof
i am wing
i am scale
i am fur
i am me
i am you
you are me
you are you
you are the reflection in a puddle
i am the damp on your cheek
your eyes see faces in the clouds
i drizzle
we are ripples
we are waves
we are snow
we are hail
we are one in the timeless sea
but i will always remember you
by the way i see you now
just another drop in the bucket
splashing around.