You matter to me.
Despite our differences,
there’s a kindred soul I see.
Beyond knowledge, beyond preferences,
beyond labels and languages,
I acknowledge the immovable presence.
Not out of a need to belong to a herd
do we align in formation as a pack,
but rather in reverence to a certain world,
a way of living that we respect,
and a credo we believe and follow
that we form a resonant bond.
7.2.2026
Ralph with Coffee 