Stretch out the veins in me
the roots of a willow
bent and strong
drinking in the autumn air
waiting to be trampled on
but this morning
it is all soft moss
wrapping my heart in cool comfort

My lungs push out,
my diaphragm pulls down
the tides pulsing back and forth
powerful and cleansing
sweeping out the toxins of humanity  
and pushing in the sweet sands
to build new life

My ******* shift softly
dunes on the edge of the sea
soft and unforgiving
hard to scale and smoldering hot
burning the hands and  feet of those who do not tread with respect

A woman is an ocean