“The land knows you, even when you are lost.”

 

She knows you

dear, heart

she’s felt your pulse

through the soles of your feet

from your first step

and caught you when you lost balance

 

Even when you forget

that there is love to be had

even when you forget

where your home is

even when you forget

who you really are

and what you’re here to do

 

When the whole of creation

has sent you spinning

and groundless

when you clawed at the floor

To remember

 

She’s got you

righting you

by the dense moss to the north

by the thick leaves to the south

showing that you are connected

to all things

by a cord that

cannot be cut

 

And in the end

like a tender mother

she will embrace your fragile bones

and sing you to sleep