When you are lost

When you are lost

and I don't know where

when you can not hear me

and there is nothing I can do

I need to know 
it is your road to travel

your journey

to come out from

or

not

lost

in the woods

or your in own mind

I will give you your journey

I will trust in you

I will trust in all that is

In the endless circles

of hellos and goodby's

of babies and wrinkles

rocks and stars

the endless circles 

of struggle and healing

violence and birth

rotting and growth

I will trust

I will trust

and I will still call

I will call your name

sister

neighbor

friend

I will call

my voice echoing against the clouds

and hills

I am here

We are here

just over the ridge

down the creek

around the block

right in front of you

We are here with waiting arms

waiting to hold you and all your sorrows

we are here 

with plenty

with food to nourish you

and blessed water to quench you

The wind is still sweet

and for now there is enough

enough food

enough love

enough time,

sunshine and blankets

trees and fertile earth

eat it with me

share with me

care for me

cry with me

for we are here together 

but everything we know

and love

will die

Then I see

I need to let go and know

That it is our journey to travel

There is no going back

no other way to find

I can not lock the door 

we can not hide

or buy a map of lies from a slick sales man

So I may as well stand as tall as I can 

look as fully as I can

with out blinking

at the future we have in front of us

a species

perhaps suicidal by accidental design

so scared and full of pain

a species of beauty and brutality 

that has learned to care for and nurture the most beautiful seeds 

and to tortures ourselves and each other 

a species grasping at hope and stories

stories of hate

stories of perfection, bliss,

shiny gold, stories of sleek cars and

Gods in the sky

or buried in ourselves

that save us

or reject us

So scared we have sold each other a thousand mountains of trash, a million books of lies 

and as our home planets eco systems shifts 

as our own children's fate shifts under our feet 

We hoard resources, 

build fences and walls from each other

we bicker of needless details and trite slices of coated candy

So scared we can not see another path to take

I will try as hard as I can

not to loose myself in the fear

but to wait in wonder and awe

while we are here

as we prepare

to let go

Wash me with your tears

bless me with your smile

gaze into my eyes 

and cherish me 

and I will cherish you

for everything we know

and love

will die.