I have gathered

I have gathered many things in my travels. Not clothes, jewels, or treasure.

I have gathered the starlight in your eyes and sprinkled it in the stories I told strangers so they could know what love looked like. 

I have gathered the heartbreak of loss, and the fear of dying, and shared it with strangers and friends so we all could remember how close we really are. 

I have gathered laughter, because I am not funny, and in sharing that I am not funny, people laughed. 

I have gathered life, and I have found it precious.