Anvil Rock Road
Songs surprise me now
I sing along, but the words are scuffed
And changed
and sad where they were once happy
And happy where they were once sad
She creeps in.
Sometimes I scream
To please leave,
Other times, I let her linger
Just above the clouds
and the ridge line
Until I'm ready to release
If I'm ready
In between tears and touch
My heart races
And retreats,
But on it beats,
on it beats
Thank God
It beats
I'm leaving some of her here
among the rocks and trees
because they'll know what to do
with her
more than I.
And I'm growing tired of her.
Tired but grateful
For the part that hovers
The sway and swallow
The revelations
and extremes
Today we found some
ground that was common
Inside our hurt and pain
And false walls and anger
And betrayal and shame
And parents, our own
The cycle of broken
Stops here
On Anvil Rock Road
A dark bird flew
While the wind blew
And cows mooed
And in that warm Arizona sun,
I left a piece of you.
For that one moment,
I was restless no more.
I smiled and cried,
I stopped keeping score.