happy bælingtimes day!

we are companions when we explore
~~waterfalls of knowledge & deserts of ignorance.
we are companions when we inhabit
~~fields of opportunity & caves of drudgery.
we are companions when we walk
~~paths of relationship & paths of solitude...

because even when
we are each alone
[on a solitary path]
[of our choosing
or by our fate]
even when
we are each alone,
we are still together.

we are bound by
our minds,
our hearts,
our souls.
we are bound by a spirit
more tenacious
than geography
and more persistent
than time.