Maybe I’m a Mountain

I thought I was a raven 
but I mistook desire for wings 
the sky was indifferent 
and I tumbled down 

I thought I was a wolf 
but I let hunger guide me 
the forest was heedless
and I lost my way 

I thought I was a salmon
but my instincts failed me
the current was swift 
and it swept me off course

maybe I’m a mountain 
steady now and constant 

maybe I’m a valley
warm in sun and verdant in the rain

I will wear indigo blue and black feathers
with cedar green and muddy brown 

I will invite grackles to nest in my hair
and chatter with them at dawn

I will let go of longing 
and ask spirit to guide me home

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Music pairing: Abigail Lapell, Indigo Blue 2017

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