For Years You Have Travelled

For years you have travelled
musk mixing with loam
obscured
shadow stalking
the edges
of my mind.
Bask in the heat
of exposure
naked skin
sings in the sun.
Berries are ripe
& ready to harvest
rejoice
as sweet juices
kiss your chin.
Slumber safely
embraced by wild flowerings
breathe-
slow-
long-
inhaling the blossoms nectar.
Suckle
the buzzing hive
savor
the gift of honey
caressing your tongue.
Dive to the depths
& drink deeply
from the clear pools
of my eyes-
your reflection
mirrored
dances across the surface
of my soul.
Come!
Claim your deed.
Climb the canopies of my longing
& experience
the acreage of my heart.
-ew

Buried Alive

Taking the time
to find the motherless child
who ran away
so very long ago-

buried alive
the goddess within
scratches
& pounds
with knuckles
bloody
& raw
on the barred door
of my being

soul
dehydrated
split
& cracked
longing for the swollen teat
of my warrior woman
so
that i may drink
of her courage
& find my feet
to run
through the woods
wild
howling
drying my wings
so that i may leap
from the cliffs
soaring
courageous
through the darkness
to welcome
the dawn
of my rebirth

Tempest

there's a storm
stirring in my soul
clouds are forming
beneath my eyelids

the tempest tempts

perhaps I'll give in
stop swimming
let the dark currents
pull me under
so I can finally sleep