You See Me

Jas Kaur, Aug 2025 Retreat Day

You see me
You look in my direction.
You keep your gaze on me
You are not distracted away from me
You are attentive towards me.
You wait for me

where ever I go you go, you go with me
whichever direction I turn, you turn with me
I can't tuck away some place and hide from you. 
no dark place, no screen ...
nothing under which I can hide

I can not shut you out. 
not with my eyes closed 
not with my mouth closed 
not with a continuous hum nor a loud shout.

You are here 
You are near, 
closer than my breath.
never will you leave 
Not ever present-but-not-present

Deeper than the thoughts in my head 
Deeper than the feelings that come to crush me 
or those of great exhilaration
You are more than.