borrowed

borrowed


a young woman


made an observation
                                               so striking


that notice was unavoidable


and in that moment
perhaps in a fit of arrogance


one observed that at her age
her wisdom must have been borrowed


and the muse reminded
that all wisdom is borrowed


and it occurs
that perhaps this is true
of all things timeless


even love


an awareness of what is God
the small spaces between
profound words
and gentle glances


it is all borrowed


every bit of it