Karmic Connection: A Poem

I read today

about Karmic Partners,

and I find myself scared,

and I pray that is not

what we’ve found 

in each other.  

—

Because Karmic matches,

they are not meant to last,

they cannot last.

—

If we are Karmic, 

then we will love

so brutally,

that we split.

—

No amount

of “I love you’s 

or “I’m sorry’s 

or times that we

choose each other

will keep us 

from bursting. 

—

And I want us to last. 

—

I want us to stay intertwined,

not hit so hard

against each other  

that we bounce apart. 

—

I want to stay wrapped,

in the gentle way 

that we are now. 

—

I want to stay close enough

that I can keep my cheek

pressed against yours

while we sleep

and where your hands 

still trace the bumps on my arms.

—

We’ve been together 

for fifty-seven days, 

and I knew 

I loved you within 

the first forty-five.

—

But I am finding 

myself counting down

the days till we break. 

—

Except all I need

is for you to rub

my shoulders 

and tell me 

I’m important,

I’m valid and

I am worthy.

And you do,

without me asking.

—

I realize that

my heart is wrapped 

around yours.

So, I would take 

this risk of heartache 

over and over again.

—

Just to be loved by you,

however long,

because I know 

that I am here

for both of us

and so are you. 

—

So hopefully,

we are not

Karmic Partners,

and the universe 

holds more for us

than passion 

and a short line

in time. 

—

I want to believe that

it is our souls that

have drawn us 

close and 

guided our steps

down the roads 

we’ve walked

until we met.

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