SUNSET
Walking from the rain
The light glistens in reflection
Of seeing me again and again
On the mountain looking another direction.
The footsteps create patterns of ambiguity
Settling slowly into a rhythm
Outside the body, but in the heart
Spacing, pacing as the lights dim.
My song started at another time
Strength and endurance called upon
Unable to resist the words that came before
Over and over expressing time gone.
Shine, shine on me
Let me see
How to be.
The body shakes and shakes
With simple needs unmet
Looking for ground to quiet
And shake into the sunset.
Let it go
Shine, shine on me
Let me see
How to be.
And all the stories spiral faster
As the needs confront the yearning
To be more than walking in the world
But sensing the pulsing as the learning.
Shine, shine on me
Let me see
How to be
Free.
-shanna
tags: Inspiration, Poetry
