Promised

"Be good!" Bells on little tatami sandals so my whereabouts can be heard. Always dressed in red so I can be more easily spotted if I disappear somewhere. "Behave!"

Wanting to see, touch, smell, hear the whole world all at once and "Stand still!" Knowing, hearing knowings and wanting to share them. "Be quiet!" "Don't lie!" "There's no one there, stop talking to them!"

Ah, but there was someone there.

My Knowing was there. Teaching me truths, pointing to ideas, promising I would never be alone. Wonder was there. Shiny was there. Movement was there. Spirit was there. I'm still happy.

The Promise was kept.

And I'm never alone.