Mountains rising
Into the sky on my right
A yellow stripe
And smooth asphalt
Winding along
The rocky shore between
A yellow stripe
And smooth asphalt
Winding along
The rocky shore between
I find the rhythm of being
Of a battle
And a castle
Shrouded in grey
But
For fires
Raging
And my loved one
There
Life threatened
Come inside
It’s warm
And dry
And cozy
To a neutrino
The space between the atoms
Seems like the emptiness
Between the stars
I wondered who’d been here
Where had they gone
From where had they come
I followed the footfalls
Until their abrupt ending
Swallowed up by the sea
I don’t need to look very deeply
Or with much intimacy
To know the beauty
Of every living being
Where every thundering wave
Takes me back
Ten thousand years
To a time before industry
To a time before capital
To a time before government
To a time before language
To a time before consciousness
To a time before life
Breathe life into my spirit
Bring warmth into my heart
Displace despair with optimism
In countenance: fierce
But whose hearts
Have the gentleness
Of brushed cotton