this knowing

i sleep beside a lamb 

no longer a lion 

i find myself alive 

without fear

trust lays like silk upon us in summer

and the warmth of wool waits for our winter

we pioneered the deserts

and finally found water within her wells 

never once sought salt in our wounds

we sail without sinking 

with will we honor 

where we've been and what we build

there will be seasons with storms 

tornadoes, quakes and weaker bodies 

but I hold this knowing in my teeth and in my bones

these roots are the deepest kind

our skin is layered for survival