Breath and earth

[LittleBlueDagon]

Steppping through domesticated forests
I listen to birds call and dogs begging for treats
So far from home I feel strange
I’m this foreign body on foreign land
That’s been taking root in the unfamiliar soil

Exploring the local habitats
My purpousfull stepps turn into strides
Reaching as close as I can get to the midst of it all
Planting my feet where the trees grow tightest
The twisted branches holding me upright

Surounded by friendly critters
I’m never fully alone and always in good company
Even leaving the forest I know they’re not far-
I can hear them snickering in the distance
While I’m off to visit the shore

Looking out at the ocean
I can never get enough of it’s expanse
A cold winter breeze is burning in my lungs
I can see the blinking lights at the horizon
And my breath forming droplets in the air

In this moment of calm I do not move, I do not think
Staring for just a minute longer, then another and another

A voice calls from beyond the waves
Beckoning me to come home
Then I hear another, from the outskirts of the forest
Begging me to stay
They’ve been calling for a while now
Their echoes fighting inside my mind

These big foreign lands have become a home
To this little foreign body of mine
So, for now, I turn back
Leaving the ocean for another time, on another day
No matter how soon

- LittleBlueDragon