The Brook

You shimmer and move
Like the clearest mountain stream
Ever-changing, constantly flowing
Teeming with life and strength

Through every one you befriend
You etch an eternal memory
Just as the stream carves its way
Finding the easiest of paths

But, I reach out toward you
With timidity and trepidation
My arms encircle your translucent body
But like the stream, I cannot hold you

I’m just a difficult path
An obstacle you must navigate
An impediment to your movement
But I am also your future

You will carve your image into me
You will push on searching, seeking and finding
The path is not easy, and at times insurmountable
Still you will move ahead

Revealing that easy path
Carving through my resistance
Washing over my trepidations
Forever leaving your mark on me