On deafened ears I sought alone
To hunt for shelter in the cold
Slipping on a frigid precipice

I shivered and relented to the struggle
I inadvertently tumbled
The coldness rendered me numb

I looked to the wind and it didn’t answer
Trembling I felt the weeds strangling
Mute…. I fell slowly

The wind that once held me in laughter
Mocked me when I thought I was master
The trees kept me still

Like the vines that entwine longingly
I found peace in the entangling
In the roots, I found home

On deafened ears I rise alone
And seek to frolic free so to roam
Unfettered….I rise

Unfettered….I'm free


Tara~