What it means She's a residual memory in my mind This means I'm mortal The memory causes pain This means I'm sentient I have accepted these facts This means I'm transcendent I love her still This means I'm human When he's sick I worry This means I'm unenlightened When he's gone I will remain This means I'm alive When he's a vision in my retina This means I'm grateful I know his time is limited This means I'm wise I embrace him when I can This means I'm vulnerable I do so willingly This makes me a bodhisattva 9-XI-2013