ancient wounds

and altered states 

of mind

sometimes baby

you're so hard

to find

and you're a bad dog

when you bite

but I know you

in the night 

when you're a 

dream child

from the stars

an angel bearing scars

the medicine I need

sometimes bitter

sometimes sweet

sweep me off my feet

and make me stand

my ground 

in a universe

so far from here

I can see you clear

and lighting up

the sky

the only answer

I need to why

the sun can laugh

but the moon

must cry

then learn again

to smile

and while you're 

sharing fires

with demons 

in the night

I'll invoke the spirits

to hold the lost child tight

and closer to the source

of Creation

where you're found

songs to rhythms

of the sound

of heartbeats on the ground 

distress calls out

to stars 

to take the distance

from the far

exfoliate the miles 

of scars 

that make you

hard to find

while you hitchhike

the backroads

of my mind

and places left

unmapped

but I'm not gonna 

stand real still

to whisper to 

your heart

I'll be out there

dancing too

down the gravel 

and the dirt 

to meet your game

of seek and hide

and when I find you child 

you won't need

to fight 

just baby know 

to take the ride

I don't need the warnings

I've learned a bad dog bites