from
Trees & Shadows,
released December 3, 2019
I need to walk, he says. And he leaves.
I just need to sit with my face in the sun. Cold air on my back, sand under my feet, and the distant sound of the waves rocking the little girl I once was.
Let me be
Just let me be with my poor self this morning
Let me be
Let me mourn once more
Let me be
Feel the lack of life inside me
Let me be
drag my body like a ghost
So I stay. winter in my guts, weight on my bones, sand in my eyes. Feeling the emptiness of my salty insides
Let me be
Just let me die a little, you know how it goes
Let me be
It won’t be forever
Let me be
Isn’t life a cycle after all?
Let me be
And there I am, resting, waiting, biding my time
Only when I am ready to move on,
I turn around and there he is,
in the distance,
walking back towards me.
Just like the sea… comes back to the shore
Let me be
Let me be
I saw a whale today. And Her wake showed me the way.