End Before End

I had come for him, but she saw me first

Annoyed at myself, I audibly cursed

She said, “What in the hell are you doing

Sneaking around our home while we’re sleeping?”

I pointed to her form, still deep asleep

“Because you’re very evolved, you see me

I’m a gate guide, but I’ve not come for you

It’s his time and I’ve come to guide him through”

She looked at her partner then back at me

“I know that is true, but I’m not ready

I don’t know if I know what I should do

With the challenge I’m about to go through”

I smiled, gathered her in a deep embrace

Then whispered, “You’ll grow with what you’ll soon face

Though you likely won’t recall what you see

Let your feelings calm your anxiety

“Now, quiet yourself, move deeper inside

While I take you on a spiritual ride”

I waited, holding this high vibration

Rejoiced, when she reached this elevation

A much wiser version of her appeared

The same one that, before there, had lived here

She recognized me, our lights intertwined

We lingered for a period of time

She pulled back, “I know my life is written

And complete revelation is forbidden,

But I’m sure I left a loophole or two

To see a hint of what I’ll soon go through”

I acknowledged she understood it right

It’s why, I now see, we’re here in the light

I’ve never assisted a life preview

But Spirit said, “This is what you must do”

She waited, knowing her recollection

Would appear an encoded edition

I revised the thought I whispered before,

“Let how you feel be your indicator”

I showed an old friend she’s known a long time

Wanting to help and be part of her life

To his dismay, she ventures out, alone

Wanting, needing to do this on her own

Navigating through unexpected grief,

Comprehending this new reality

Becomes an incredible weight to bear

But she must push forward, move on from there

She learns to seek guidance, which way to go

Venturing, bravely, into the unknown

She’ll arrive in places she’s known before

They’ll invite her to visit them once more

Ah, but this time, she’ll have much wiser eyes

See other options she’s not realized

When her journey leads her back to her friend,

She realizes her choice was always him

I watched her light as I closed the preview

She turned toward me with sadness, “Thank you

I’ve seen my life is about to suck ass

But later, I find happiness at last

“This feeling I have, please let me retain

To help me stay strong when my belief wanes”

I replied, “Here’s what I’ll promise to you

It will wait, write it down to refer to”

She understood then said she was ready

To return, next to him, in her body

As we approached, we noticed something strange

Her partner had just witnessed our exchange

There was nothing but love, that he conveyed

As he, too, saw the preview as it played

“Without me, you’ll be allowed to strengthen

Then you’re potential will start flooding in”

There was a sweetness as they said good-bye

Before his transition into the light

He said, “For this life we’ve shared, I thank you

Everything strengthened me that we went through”

This next part, for me, has always been hard

Telling them it was time for them to part

The three of us shifted into her dream

She remained while he departed with me

She watched us as we faded out of sight

Though heartbroken now, she would be alright

She woke from her sleep, his body was dead

Crying, she tried to recall what we’d said

                                            Jody Nelson