Love's Essence

an arrow tipped in love's essence
    flies continents
        seeks it's target
            pierces the heart of stone
                and shatters the chains
                    that hold love hostage

where is love's essence
    to anoint the arrow's head?
        in the child's crib?
            the chancellor's bib?
                or in the bark
                    of the banyan tree?

none of these - my friends
    seek love's essence
        and you'll never find it
            for it is already there
                buried - silent - hidden
                    suspended deep within

when the mist between
    being and becoming
        disappears
            when the wanting wanes
                and the i in you ceases
                    you know you belong to each other

awakened - you touch and see
    the stellar sea
        the existential nursery
            and love's essence frozen
                melts freely to overflowing
                    awaiting arrow heads anew