a heartfelt species, pt. III

the only door to your heart is now.
there is no past that holds you close,
nor future that pulls away.
now will be a gift for you always.

in time you will bask in the burdens
and become a heartfelt species of your own,
just as every pair of hands around you
shape their craft in the labor of love.

once you surrender to the tide,
letting its definitions compel you to act,
then you will know why the words
are written as they are forever.