the feeling of muted
rain
while standing beneath a
forest canopy
is the closest I've felt to
being alive
in many, many years

air thick enough to taste
& the sound of
your breath
playing in time with
the chorus of
all the life that sang
around us

& how I've given trust
to time
did not for a moment
reflect in the
longing for what could
never quite be
mine

but you still gave me
the courage
to shine
& I bared my
soul
without asking
a dime


now lend me your
wild
while I sing you
silver lines