Arkansas River

I like that you are the Arkansas River.
I like that you are many places,

expansive, wide, but always found.
I like that you are forever changing with the same face that brings comfort to those who see you,
After not seeing you for too long.
I like that you are the Arkansas River,
Calm with a deep undercurrent,
Yet wild, always free.
You run through my home,
Loud,
Bright.
Without you there'd be no home, voice,
No light.
I like that you are the Arkansas River,
Understated, weeping over pebbles and plants,
You taught me to laugh and cry at the same time.
Life, dualest dolor as much as joy,
Relentlessly carving into the earth your path,
Demanding your right to exist.

I try to exist as you, River, beautiful because you are.