Foreign Exchange

My life proceeds in cycles
Of symbiotic play
For hours I am near you
And then I am away

You are my only life blood
An elixir I hold dear
You lift from me my burdens
And leave my conscience clear

The days until I see you
So swiftly come of late
At moments time distorts it's true
As for release I wait

Your healing powers touch me
And though they oft bring pain
Without your cleansing conduit
My heart would beat in vain

I couldn't live without you
For your love does warm my heart
Your pulse is mine, completing me
And never shall we part

Even if I was transplanted
I'd still recall your face
For neither time nor healing
Will your memories erase



In honor of my dialysis patients