(originally written 3/18)
Sun coming in from the corner window
hitting my eyes, lighting them up
reminding me of the summer suns that never go down
and the nights that follow; eternities long
I want to keep those forever nights in my soul;
the part of me, of the girl that never loses
never fails
never falls
and even when she cries, she is held
by strong arms that love
Her every curve
every curse
every lie
that girl, I love
I miss
I fear I may not see her for a while
but maybe this new freedom
this new life will entice her
to visit the earth again
to come down from her
high horse
down to the ground where she belongs
in the mountains,
in the trees
that’s where she was born after all
She admits that fact lightly when out
with fancy men from buffalo
who don’t know how to deal with
Her candid speech
Her candid love
Her rocky roads with no lines telling him where to go
that’s it, there are no lines, babe
just drive.
You’ll see the path as you go and
that’s all I can promise
that one day, you’ll know the backroads
so well you won’t need lines, or a map
just the sun peaking through
the rearview
telling you
you’re home
Breathe to Sing 