We Saw Each Other
As Never Before
You reached up and gently,
But firmly grasped my arm
As you guided me down from the steed.
The way you had done many times before
Keeping me safe, cared for
And protected.
A young lady and her family’s groom
From very different worlds and expectations.
For the first time, I looked down
And saw your face.
I saw your face.
I saw you.
Instead of looking through you
With the unearned arrogance
I foolishly considered my birthright.
I truly, and finally, saw you.
Your eyes as deep, blue and dangerous as the waters
At the base of Aillte an Mhothair.
The desire to leap into their watery depths
Was overwhelming, instantaneous and fierce.
I should have recoiled
Holding my head high and proud.
I should have dismissed you and walked away
As society demanded a I do.
Yet seemingly, with no other choice,
I let myself tumble and fall over the precipice
Into the dark mysterious danger of you.
The danger of us.
Without any resistance.
Without any remorse.
And you saw me too.
For the first time
You truly saw me.
As no one else in this ever had or could.
Recognizing the brokenness
Mirrored in the blackness of our separateness
That only served to make us one.
Igniting a flame deep within our spirits,
A flame that has burned for many lifetimes
Both of us
Willingly, and without fear,
Accepted the challenge that our souls demanded.
Never once flinching in reticence
As the boundaries of our lives were obliterated
We were damned.
We were blessed.
-- Julie O'Hara 2023
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