I'll Never Lose Me

What do I have to lose?

I can lose my body

it ages, scars, wrinkles, burns

it laughs, shakes, screams, learns

I am here

I am alive

my body reminds me

I can lose blood, skin

flesh, bone

I can lose my mind

I can lose track of time

I can lose every single thing I find

but I can never lose home

I can lose sleep

I can rage and laugh and weep

but the one thing I’ll never lose

is me

for I am body, yes

I am human

imperfect, impermanent

here for a moment

gone before we know it

but I am so much more

I am soul, I am Spirit

I am Earth, I am Ether

I’m the sun, stars, and trees

I can lose almost everything

but I’ll never lose me