I look down,
relieved.
Back again at last.
It's been awhile.
Suddenly,
my breath
catches,
my heart
pounds,
watching
in shock
as it
drowns
I charge down the hill,
I rush past the rocks,
I leap through creeping vines
I brave treacherous thoughts.
But even the puniest bushes seem crowding,
dewy hyacinths, menacing,
I feel the creepy crawls and the crawlies creeping and they are coming, trapping, overwhelming.
And
I
am
choking
and
I
can't
breathe
and just when I think I can take no more,
a light shines through,
and I can see the water
and the water is clear,
as clear as crystal.
In the water,
there are roots,
and the roots are strong,
steady as they cluster.
And I see green,
ever and eternal,
giving the cool, crisp air
with its sweet, sweet, smell,
and I breathe.
And as my eyes travel,
I see the trunk,
the tall, tenacious trunk,
with a willpower
that makes my heart swells.
And I smile.
that makes my heart swells.
And I smile.
I look up,
so happy.