being...

as we spoke,
i said,
'i wonder what is larger
than life for me...?'

an aroma of coffee
a sigh of pause
a memory of love
a distant pair of eyes
an emotion of pride
an emotion of being with
an emotion of being for
an emotion when you are
an emotion when you are not
a song
a poem
a word
a touch
an evening
a human
you...

he had a sip going through him,
he looked deep in the coffee mug,
he raised his eyes,
looked,
at me
in me
through me
and said
'life itself is much greater...'

being is greater
being is 100%
no becoming
just being
in itself
and
it is beautiful
it is complete
it is dependent
it is independent
it is love
it is lack of love
it is you
it is me
it is your eyes
it is me looking at your eyes

it is ironical
it is paradoxical

it is the horizon
apparent closeness
the
ocean
and
the
sky
merging into each other...

life is such...
being is such...

nothing more...
nothing less...