Verse 1:

Weep. The Sea unlocked my tears. She called me into breaking. I surrendered. Thewater crashed into my heart. Mouth open. Silence gave way to wailing. She has always beenwithin. In the moon bound ceremony, I understood her as the mother for the grieving. Eachmoan held the contents of my memory. Each murmured prayer, an offering. I belonged to her.Exasperated by the journey, I fell. And she taught me how to be weightless. I found the depth ofher in hollowed out bones. And I know home.

Verse 2:

Remember. The trees protected my magic. In a circle of Redwoods I found stillness. Silence so full, awe consumed me. In this holy place the light reminded me, I can see beyond this world. The Live Oaks guided me to the border lands. There, the veil is thin. They instructedme on the proper way to talk to the dead. They filled me with stories of marsh and mud.Listening makes me whole. The Maple allowed me to recall fire. As passion, creativity, and dreaming. As he burned in the light of fall. Transition is eased. And I know rest.

Verse 3:

Sanctuary. The land became my safe haven. Exhale red dirt and white clay. This is the place where the steel in my heart melted. Hands in Soil. Commune with Hawks. Learn the River. Be the Sun. The repetition gave way to habit. I unfurled my history of danger. Release the pain. Regain my memories. Speak the unsaid. I built altars to the parts of me living in fear. I learned the medicine of thyme, mint, and rosemary. They grew into the cracks left behind by the purging. Safe is the norm. The Spirit of this place is a blessing. And I know love.

Verse 4:

Devotion. This life is my temple. Florida water to anoint my feet. Eucalyptus smoke fillsmy lungs. The ringing of the bell awakens the ancestors in my blood. The rattle of thetambourine calls in the elements. My voice produces sounds only understood by the soul. Then.Everything. Stops. The solitude is loud. It guides me to a land where my refusal of bondagemeets liberation. It drapes me with a mantel and crowns me emperor of hearts. I am enchantedby the mystery. And I am free.

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