I Became ~ Kerry Fantelli

I became

I followed a wave today

its soft rising, falling, shapes, contours

its crests became familiar as the lines on my palm, shape of my thigh

I saw this wave

how it lifted, fell, was separate yet connected to ancestors, children waves to come

I felt this wave reach my eyes

soon felt soft cascade down my cheeks

I followed a trail today as it twisted, turned

roots my stepping stones

covered with piney green sky

beneath me solid and soft, needles of unspoken words

Universal language requires nothing more than birdsong

I became this trail, became this wave

my roots and I connecting to water

I wept with understanding

I followed a tree today

lifted so high

branches east to west

wildlife calling it family

roots so deep I had to close my eyes to see them

they led me home, back to the parts that were lost

I became