* Musing * written by Elaina Aug 2022

How deep can I go into the night,
into the forest of emotion – a song
before I understand
before I comprehend
before I remember

How deep must I dive –
to access the matrix of existence
to catch a worm,
a root
a fish
a star
to ingest the blood of a biosphere?

Oh, how I crave this sustenance
the hunt
the wildness
the adventure

How deep
is the shadow of my soul?
How deep
is birth?