Time may dog
The steps we take
And we often repeat
The mistakes we make
Where the light we seek
Will create the shadow.     we fear
That is constantly behind us
Unless  we  realize
That we connect at ground level
Keeping us anchored
Keeping us here
Not flung off in space
Like some errant trapeze
Just might

It should bolster our hope
Not leave us floundering lost
Like a ship at sea
With no land in sight
But we are also not a tree
Anchored by roots
We are the very beings
That create the light
Where our reality and shadows meet
We are the Earth .