10-1-16 Creatures of The Woods

 •Creatures of the woods• 

I don't know where to go 

Living in the branch of a tree when all the resources you have is the greedy sky

The rain refuses to touch your bruised skin 

The sun hides away in the trunk of a willow 

I can climb higher but I'm afraid to fall onto the cold ground below me 

Stretching into the neck of the forest 

No end 

No resolution 

No way out 

Just trees dancing with trees 

The wind is a cruel apprentice 

Always wanting to knock me off this branch 

But I hold on for dear life 

I'm tied to this branch 

My ankles afflicted with heavy weight 

I'm waiting for someone to set me free

But I don't deserve it

I have to prove I'm right to walk this earth 

Waiting for someone to say

"Okay now you're free to go"

I did not grow these trees 

Tame these animals 

Speak with the wind 

I am a guest and I am unwelcome here

I was not taught how to climb trees 

Or how to build a fire 

The sky is my only way out 

And it's impossible for me to let myself fly 

I'm a baby bird afraid to leave it's mother 

I need to do this on my own 

But I can't 

And I never will 

The sky is my only tutor 

Lesson one

Flight

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