Wild Child

seeking refuge evading no one in flickering light of smoldering hearth
dreaming in contrasting shadows

unshorn tresses adorned with twigs and leaves
words uttered without hush of whispers

prowling stalking beside tiger woman
partaking of feast shared with cougar and lynx

member of the pack neither alpha nor omega
energized revitalized by sunbeam caresses

elder trees display cryptic ciphers guided by
earthworm visions liberated by shadows embrace

confidently surfing atop earthquakes
feet warmed by earths molten fires

singing out with all her might fearless clarion
secrets abandoned

soaring in grass crafted spaceships
liberated amidst stars and attendant moons

assimilating earth mother’s occult message
living lusting yearning solving riddles of the rabbit hole

strident melody harmonizing with pulsatile rhythms
of creation

humming celestial rhapsodies speaking universal truths
sheltered by expansive sky

draped in rainbows cloaked in grassy verdant tones
iridescent as sister hummingbird steadfast as brother stone

guided by valiant father sun comprehending
existential cycles from joyful birth through dying breath

voice unrestrained essence unshackled
exposed vulnerable powerful

laid bare unashamed proclaiming crystal truths
shouting to devotees screaming twice to skeptics

unshadowed by fear
feral spirit shouting her thunderous reality:

i am gaia’s untamed offspring wild and free!