Love's Collision

This afternoon I lifted my eyes, 

to a sky that felt both near and far.

 And I wondered, Levi -when I see you again, 

what will that first moment truly be? 

Will you come running, laughter spilling 

like sunlight through the gates of Heaven? 

Or will my feet forget to move, 

anchored by the flood of joy and tears? 

Will your arms find mine first - 

a collision of love that years apart 

could never erase? 

Or will the sight of you drop me to my knees in worship, 

because the promise was real, and here you are. 

Will I run to you, 

like years of longing pent up in a single breath, 

arms outstretched, desperate to hold you? 

Or will I freeze, overcome, 

tears stealing my strength as joy does what grief never could? 

Will you smile that smile - 

the one etched in my soul -

and call out, “MOMMA!” 

with that voice I know so well - 

and in that instant, 

all the empty years collapse into nothing? 

Or will silence say it all, 

as we fall into each other’s arms, 

wordless, unbroken, finally home?

Until then, 

I will keep looking upward, 

trusting the promise:

This is not the end. 

One day soon, Levi - 

when I see you again.