4:12am June 5, 2014

Curl up, curl up so tight

Curl up, curl up so tight

Curl up so tight, that you curl in the night

And the night curls down inside you

Like an owl wrapping her wings around herself

Eyes wide open and ready to fly

Curl up, curl up so tight

Curl up so tight that you curl in the earth

And the soil fills your body

Like mycelium spreading itself through you

Waiting to release its spores

And the spores release and the owl flies

And you remain curled up so tight

Your eyes squeezed shut against the night

That when the light turns your way

It takes you by surprise

I curl up, and I hand myself to you

Because you’ll know what to do

You know what marona is

You’ll know when to hold me 

On the palm of your hand

You’ll know when to set me down

Carefully so I don’t break

You’ll know when you hear the owl

And smell the soil

And hear the silent music

That I’m here with you too

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