wind.fire.water.earth

i was caught up in the wind, so deafening

i couldn't fight my way out of this cloud of thoughts

not knowing what it was i sought

about life and love and so-called liberties

and everything just started seeming so damn finite

my restless heart grew wings and took flight

eyes that open slow, afraid to know

and suddenly i find myself so far from home

but i don't mind, i'm not alone

you cut the strings that tangled up my mind

allowing me to breathe and leave it all behind

and shared the stillness you had found

we walked without a word, like we preferred

it's funny how things look so different in the moonlight

i swear i saw my fears ignite

and everything was infinite again

the ocean seemed to hold the answers to my questions

what were they? now i forget them

but just like every dream, it couldn't last

i've woken up with my feet firmly on the ground

left without the peace i'd found

and like a sick cycle i look for the wind

to come and sweep me up in storms so deafening

to where i'll find you on the beach again

© audrey woods