Here I am so far from where I started
Knapsack light as it would ever be
Eyes somehow neglecting all the shadows
Full of daydreams and wholly free.
Then came all the twists and turnings,
Then came all the twisting knives.
And the watching, and the waiting, and the yearning
Seeing the stones in ev'ry one else's lives.
But now I'm here, standing in my footsteps,
And you in yours just alongside
And we are joining our purposes and journeys
I am soon to become your bride.
A hot sun glistening white on gold sand Reaching to the sun crowned ocean, An ocean's-breadth East And to the feet of moon capped mountains A mountain's length West. There is no water Eagerly pursued,
My basket is full, filled, flowering, A rooted spark blooming bright Amidst hawthorn blossoms White as a bridal veil And I wind about the tree Like ribbons 'round a pole Weaving life within my body A
I got a nosebleed considering a TikTok about spanking. Telling me to make a mistake So I can learn new things, spread my wings, Set myself free into the privilege of trying. And all at once I was back