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Together

Back in the dark

In the past before the printed word

Before ink and feathered pens

Even before the cuneiform on tablets of soft clay

In the dark when monsters hunted us When cold would **** so many

When food was life itself

And starvation was part of life

 

I heard the howling of the wolves who became dogs

 

I heard the deep singing, and drums beating through the air under a deep blue sky covered in bright stars so thick it looked like milk being poured by some great giant

 

I felt the beat as a heart that sang of the need to come together

And in the song of the wolves that became dogs I heard the words that journeyed into the night

 

Come family, come together, come family

We are more together,

We survive together

We grow great together

 

Come family come to me

The night is dark

But it is not cold if you are here

It is not lonely

 

I do not howl into the night

But instead I sing

Come family, come together

We are strong together

Together we are more

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matt-d-mattson
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Published
Oct 10, 2023
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