lessons of the forest
I wander through the woods. The day is cool and dry, with a wind blowing that smells of wood and fallen leaves. The bracken has begun to brown, though the Joe pye weed and goldenrod still stand strong.
I wander through the woods. The day is cool and dry, with a wind blowing that smells of wood and fallen leaves. The bracken has begun to brown, though the Joe pye weed and goldenrod still stand strong.
Breathe.
In. Out.
A calm breath,
a solid moment stuck
in the middle of chaos.
Count to a number you call
lucky. Every number is lucky to somebody.
In a chaotic world
of eight billion people,
each hidden away
in their own
separate lives,
be remembered for
being the person
who brings others joy,
A whisper in the wind...
A yell in the thunder...
But they will never tell my secrets...
Cry in my pillow...
Cry in the rain...
But they will never mock my tears...
Lying in my bed
Staring at the ceiling
Rethinking the day
Going over everything I said
Everything I did
But please
Don't tell my friends
About my excessive overthinking
I
I sit
I sit and
I sit and think
I sit and think and
I sit and think and wonder
I sit and think and wonder and
I sit and think and wonder and worry
today, i let my brother spray me with a hose
and it reminded me of that time at camp,
when we jumped in the pool, still in our clothes
it reminded me of water balloon fights,
It holds me
keeps me at the right temperature as long as it's between 50-70 degrees outside.
It embraces me
I can be myself in it
I don't have to hide as much
i get
obsessed
with little things
movies
singers
people
anything
for two to six months
i cant
think
about
anything
else
like being tangled
Don’t.
Don’t you know?
Don’t you know what I mean?
Don’t you know what I mean when I say
something isn’t right something isn’t right something isn’t right
I —
I could.
I could, love.
I could love you.
I could love you if…
I —
I wanted.
I wanted to.
I wanted to, love.
It's lying on its back
on a large flat rock,
exposed to the grayish sky like an offering
to some odd god.
There's a hole in its breast,