I'd change the world with the wink of an eye,
Paint rainbows across a midnight sky,
A flick of my wrist,
A touch of my finger
Would set stars in the sky
And make the moon shine.
Raw and open,
Feel them
Heal them,
Let the tears flow
Live through them,
Let the pain go,
Journey on to the soul within
Discover the one
You've always been.
You stand before me, tall and dark,
Taunting me with your power
Telling me the lies I tell myself
Whispering inadequacies in my ear,
Filling the empty spaces with loneliness and fear.
Ancient and timeless,
Lost on an island glade,
Land rippled sea touches my feet
Toes like claws grip the earth,
Half of me hidden from view
Deeper than deep, Deeper than you
Boughs like water frozen in mid flow
Branches etched against a sunset sky,
Bark like wrinkled skin,
Sculpted by time and rain,
Do you hear my whispers on the wind?
Do you feel my wild energy?
Warm Rich Pagan Power.
From my roots all life springs,
I am the Sylvan Tree,
I am the forest..
My face like ice
In warmth I shiver
Can you feel me, the real me?
Can you find a way in?
Prism rainbows touch my skin
Stars of the night adorn me
I am one
I am nothing
I touch the answer and loose myself.
Behind, I fantasise
I bring my day to day life alive
With friends I have inside.
Inside my head, I can be
Whoever, whatever, I want to be
Inside my head I set myself free
And close the trap on me.
You're not here any more
Sometimes, quiet times,
You just come to mind,
Pictures of you
Empty within me
Still feeling you
Warm against me
New life snuggled in my arms.
Still missing you,
Still wanting you back
Part of me always.
I lie and dream,
Of walks that never end,
Of rabbits nearly caught
And scent of foxes gone to earth.
Cuddled up beside my Mum
I lie and dream,
Of summer walks along sandy beaches,
Air magic with seaweed scent,
Nose to the shoreline
Sniffing to see what I can find.
I emerge stronger
From the ruins I rise
Wounded and intact,
Spread my arms
Stand crucified admist the ashes,
My only shield is who I am
I look my enemy in the face
And see him shrivel,
Who did he harm,
Other than himself?
Then what a place the world would be,
Forests of trees that breath and throb with life,
Deep forests where silvan elves roam
And jewell like leaves adorn every tree.
Beneath the rippling stream
Would truly be another world,
A simple puddle, a door,
An invitation to another place.
My hand could touch the stars
And pluck them from the sky,
And I would ride the clouds
Or paint a rainbow for you and I.
I cast down my sword and shield
Silence,
Of death or life
Who knows or cares,
But I will fight no more,
In loosing this battle
I've won my war.
Spirit flowing with my breath
Swirling mists far below
Deep I journeyed within myself,
Discovered a universe within me.
I could cry a lifetime over you
Hug the loneliness and the pain,
Torture myself time and again.
Live in my emptiness
And never come out again.
Die slowly, still alive,
Hold myself in loosing you,
My shield, my defence,
My prison, my trap.
What cruel memorial that would be.