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And Yet, I Am

This poem portrays a human life sustained by encounters with others—the warmth of guidance, protection, and compassion—yet ultimately lived as one’s own existence. Even when we are supported by the gaze and care of others, the passing of time and the final parting from life are experiences that no one can face on our behalf. While surrendering gently to the flow of time, the poem expresses a quiet determination to preserve one’s own will until the very end. The title, “And Yet, I Am,” symbolizes the dignity of living as oneself even while being sustained by others.

 

“And Yet, I Am”

 

I felt the sharpness of someone’s gaze.

I was pierced by someone’s eyes.

Someone cast a gentle light.

 

Someone guided me.

There was a self set free.

It was someone’s embrace.

There was a self held within it.

It was someone’s warmth.

There was a self at peace.

 

Entrusting myself to the flow of time,

not resisting the passage of time,

I lay myself down within its current.

 

Moments come when time cannot be promised to stop.

Moments come when we must part from time itself.

Moments come when life reaches its unpromised end.

 

Even if someone whispers to me,

even if someone takes my hand,

so that I may not simply follow another’s will—

 

at least,

while still resisting,

let me linger a little longer

before parting from time.

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