dearest kidney in my right belly,
4 is the smallest squared prime,
and today you turn so inside my skin.
from the day you joined this flesh, these bones
you've made more difference than any gift i've known.
you haven't just cleaned my blood stream,
you've changed my spirit
redefined my understanding of love
and empowered leaps into the better.
you give, and give, and keep giving me time.
time with my mother
time to say goodbye
time to keep orchids blooming
time to hold my nieces and nephews, my sisters and brothers
time to create, to sing
time to fail, grow, and fail again
time to face my biggest fears
time to stand up for myself
time to do stand up comedy
time to live on my own
time to fall in love
time to recreate a future rooted in balance, transparency, and joy
time to forgive
time to read books and find new music
time to walk and hold hands and smell spring
time to bundle up in a new winter coat and find perfect waterproof boots
time to feel summer sunshine, sweat, and freckle
time to know myself healthy
time to feel connection and possibility, in every beautiful shape.
as far as kidneys go, doctors say you are the cream of the crop.
so when i place my hand upon you
i still gasp at what you are,
who you came from,
how everything could not be without you.
4 corners of the world.
4 points on a compass.
4 years of full living,
all with and because of,
you.
