A Witness

A witness...
a witness to this world around us,
to the love and the joy...
to the hate and the fears...
and to all of the questions and doubts that
seem to abound in so many of us.

I witness this breath,
it is yours and mine.
I witness this sunset,
it is yours and mine.

I know your tears,
I know the promises broken...
but I can't wipe the tears from your face,
or heal your heart...

I can't answer your many questions...
only to say,
I ask them too.

You see,
it's knowing you are here with me
on this Earth that gives me hope...
that answers a prayer from so long ago,
a prayer of love...
and  of remembrance.