Originally written sometime between the year 2000 and 2002
I woke up from lilac drop dream
Salt wet hair & mud encrusted feet
I reached for wings that were no longer there
So I walked
I walked until I heard clear melody and until the fog settled
Delirious laughter & a song of content
I walked until the stone beneath my feet turned to water &
the ones behind me sank to green
Then like christ I turned water to wine
Brought sugar to dry lips & apathy to tears
I walked until ink ran from my fingertips
And though my voice became silent to you
My words rang violently in your ears
Then with my hands held to the sky I sang for rain
Feet approaching shore
White grain to mesh with skin
Turning yellow from the sun
The sun becoming more intense
Until I sank into shade beneath the earth
Then I woke up
From lilac drop dream
Salt wet hair and mud encrusted feet
And I taught myself to fly again
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