Consolation from Afar

Consolation from afar

When I break down and I am broken

and all the little griefs in this small world

have laid me down

when I am cold and I am lonely

lost as insects moths and bees without their sun

when I am sold out by the ocean

when I am laid low

by the land

I only want to be consoled by you

When I am high and in high spirits

and all the possibilities and songs of circling birds

make light with laughter

I want to share with you the sky

I want to take you under my wings

I want to soar with soft ambition

both near and far

when I'm convinced I can get through

I only want to share that world

with you

When I am gone and it is over

when I am in that place

where no more pain or guilt or haunted memory

sticks to

when I am done and I have closed

the book and lid

on all I've put them through

when there is nothing more to say

when I'm at peace

still all I hope for is to be consoled

by you