Covetous

I belong in green forests

I belong in gray seas

The shore’s were I’m surest

Beneath waves I can breath

I belong amidst summits

I belong atop cliffs

Where other hearts plummet

Mine starts to lift

I long for the sea

I long for each tide

I long for the breeze

And the stars at my side

I want leaves in my hair

I want vines on my wrists

I want to breath in blue air

I want earth in my fists

I want salt on my lashes

I want trees at my stern

As each season passes

Another I’ll earn

I’ll watch for each solstice

I’ll encompass the night

The moons where my soul sits

But I’ll be back for first light

With each passing phase

My soul will eclipse

Life swells and fades

As the winds brush my lips

I belong far from doors

I belong far from walls

I’ll take the earth as my floor

Or I’ll take nothing at all

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