The Reflection Pool

What makes me me,
what makes you you,
it lies in the DNA, the make-up
of cells, skin, and organs. It’s our
signature, our fingerprint on all we touch.

But always remember, we have our
bloodlines, our legacies, our donations.
There is always a piece of me in you. That’s
the enduring and perpetual side of our lives.

So when I die, I really, scientifically, am
still here in parts and pieces because some
of what makes me me
is now a fraction of
what makes you you
and can we no longer be separated.

It’s actually quite beautiful, when you think
about it. Makes THIS a little bit easier,
she said as she closed her eyes and then
drifted away into the sky, a dove.

My dove, a white bird of peace.

*Be a blood and organ donor. Someone’s life may depend on it.