And when I stop to look back
Everything points me forward
And when I start to look forward
Everything points me back
But whether I look forward
Or whether I look back,
You are with me in the moment
Inviting truth with love’s intent
The honesty in your eyes
Defeating any need for lies
Full of words and quietly silent
My lover and my friend.

Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Poems from the inner river