likewise

the quiet service of her humble hands left me singing. my eyes absorbed, adored the piece of God i saw in her.
deity in its most tangible, likable form. let me be likewise.
bearded soul on the streets pushing a shopping cart full of life possessions, tattered jacket, socks for shoes -- pausing to smile, basking in breath and life and death and not caring... let me be likewise.
child of the heavens, curls golden, eyes dancing marshmallow sticky round pink lips little legs running, dancing, laughing as daddy throws her to the sky ... let me be likewise.
tiny flowers, creeping through stony ground, yellow patience, fragile spider-web roots ... let me be likewise.