go

Capo Beach looking west

take out my heart
roll it like thunder
give me a hammer
give me a stone
pull me down under
the breaks in the clouds
make me remember the why and the how

hold me today
hold me tomorrow
let me run free
like a dog on a hill

only for love
only for wonder
who will deliver the debt til its paid

hang from the vine
hang from the branches
spinning around and around
til i’m twisted and tied

i’m breaking free
i’m falling under
a pile of leaves
that you left behind

i see out beyond
your blue straight horizon
i see the story
you spin and you’ve spun

i’m flying to meet
the clouds that you’re thinking
don’t think for a minute
that you’ve lost or you’ve won

i see your hands
they are dry and they’re empty
dust slips through your fingers
ground bits of bone

open your arms
feel the breeze breaking
it’s blowing right through you
and round you
around and around
and around
and around

so fall to your knees
pray to your father
fall to your face
and loosen what binds
then rise to your feet
shake off your blue jeans

breathe in
step forward
and go