Scala Santa

I saw you
I wondered
I felt
and became silent

warmth spreads through my fingers
and time stopped
Falling behind
Flying forward

and all along, a beginning was outlined
of a future I couldn't dream of
a precipice I’d come to know
a dream I'd become a part of
and a home where I’d walk
but never own

why me?
or why not me?
it matters not in the end

but I do thank you
Grasping reins I’d wish to hold
even a moment
Even a breath
Past, present and future
Yet still
in the presence of you