Amazing

Life is a labyrinth within
A labyrinth.
Just as you find
What you thought was the exit,
You are in the next, higher level
Of your life. And there,
In the margins of the fractal,
Are the people
You thought had left you behind.

And suddenly, you see her
On the beach, or sitting,
Knowingly,
At a sidewalk café. Or maybe
She’s not even a person anymore,
But an unmistakable presence,
Drawing you forward
Into the corridors
Of your own spirit.

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I didn't write this for myself; I wrote it as a parting commission. What applies to Anthony for a girl, however, applies to me for my Gramma, whom I continue to miss.