Before they called me Anything I was Before I answered To a name I answered To Life Every name Found me After I arrived Every label Came later Every story Was written On a page Already breathing. They knew... My face. They learned My voice. They remembered My history. But something Stood quietly Beneath Every introduction. Nearer Than my name. Nearer Than memory. Nearer Than yesterday Closer Than thought. When every voice Falls silent When every title Is laid down When every mirror Has been cleaned What remains Has never Needed A name I have been Here Through every season Every joy Every fear Every beginning Every ending Not somewhere else. Not someday. Always Here Call me... Whatever you wish But before Every name I AM.
