Tether Me

Take my hand and tether me
my fingers outstretched,
long and unnatural,
being pulled gently, slowly,
vibrations slowing.

Don't let my fingers slip away --
do not release my weight 
or am I weightless?
Which second or millisecond
do we transform from weight to ether?
The soul knows and prepares for lift
and for loft. 

I see you now, expressionless,
or crying -- maybe dying,
as I drift upward, speed increasing.

I see you and you grow smaller.
I'm flying now.  Can you see me?
You are a pinpoint
much like an ink mark, superfine,
on paper that once recorded
who I was and
who you will continue to be. 

Tether my memory now, dear love,
I fear I am a pinpoint too.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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