Uniquely Similar

How have I got to where I am?
A question a friend asked
Quite a while ago now!

I pondered and let the thought float
In my head unheeded to find its way
Sowing a seed in fertile soil, I felt it grow.

So why am I here in my life?
And why is she where she is?
Different places – and a certain stillness in me

Many thoughts came and went
She is busy raising the bar
I don’t have a bar to lift (just one to sit at!)

Perhaps she sees a world of individuals
Competition and ranks pushing
Always striving to achieve

I see a world of individuals too
But we are all on one earth and
We are similar, perhaps even the same

This frees me from a lot of stress
I am living my own life shared
With all others in wonder and joy.

She though has a stronger sense of self
And now I see I am less defined
We will reach the middle from different ends!