Friendship and Love

I walked a narrow wooded
trail today clearing cobwebs
from the path and my mind

my soul is encased in
my mind's synapse
threads of being within
me

thoughts of her
travel my being
like shadows in the night
walking

does a friend become a lover
when the thought of separation
morphs to a line so
narrow

distractions and attractions
loom all around
beautiful and foreboding
woods

i flow with the tide
bowing to life's
least resistant
trail

i move through
the moments alone
in the proximity of
clarity

am i so cowardly
to weave this love
into a net of
cobwebs

opening up
and accepting
destiny's
path

outwardly relaxed
internally conflicted
loving a friend in my
mind

© Paul Viel 2006