New Mexico - A Poem
Many are surprised by your beauty But I am not I did not wake up to find your light Shiny and new Did not rest easier after glimpsing treasures Rare or few No I always knew I always knew your sun was warm enough to sooth my chills And make me glad when shadows came Always knew your mountains were play places and soul spaces Testing my limits while taking them all away I grew in your colors, soft and bold Hues of quiet joy insisting on the attention of admirers The winds tried to intimidate me, but I laughed and drew in deeper breaths Arms wide open Ready for flight in that perfect, endless blue I loved you I still do Will you wait for me Wait while I think of you from the edge of a bustling city While I figure out what's next, or why I'm forever going Going going But not gone I'll come home, I promise They don't know the wild, the eternal gift of you I do I always knew Please wait, I'll come back to you