dark eyed and peaceful

to be  
myself
allow it all  
to melt
away
into the  
wood
markings of her chest
fluid
like the ground
 beneath
 her feet
 
she pronounced  
words in slurs  
little covens of belief
 cornering the mazes  
of the tiny  
 narrow caves  
of the streams
the pebbles made of carbon calcium
 the same
as her teeth
 
chartering new territory
hooves of golden
 fur approached by softened skin  
short haired graced
by a long mane
beautiful nostrils  
 
sitting and breathing  
by
grazing horses
 eating wild grasses
in the warm wind
graced by the morning's dew
 
she found  
a place to be
free
a place to be
among the little bugs
 that sing
to find
the field mice
breathing so quickly
 dark eyed and peaceful