a child of the river spoke to me
the child said my river became a canal
and now I cry because I’m a homeless child
a butterfly came in from the left side and said oh now now child
the canal led you to the sea
taste your tears and see your mother is inside of thee
do you believe
the child said but this causes pain for me
the taste of tears reached me in my river
I felt warm my lips did not quiver
a hawk flew by and said
this is real life go forward do not dread
the salty taste will give you the sweetest bread
the child woke up in another world
and met the yellow and green man
he was native to my land the child was amazed
he woke up and he said sickness died at a cross
a frog hopped on his lap and said
what else did you learn
did you encounter the herd
the child said I’m not heard
I’m only spoken to
I need to reach a cross
this man said there was the boss
his swords didn’t cut but they healed
and reminded me to yield to a cross
I shall cross my arms
an owl flew by
with very little pride
and said healing is position
however dig deeper uncross your arms
you’ll need them free to carry water out the well
…. to be continued….