Wilderness,

we belong to the woods

Trees grow tall, eclipsing the sun

a wolf howls

prisoner to no one

We wander, quiet

shed our man-made clothes

man-made language, mindset, religion

we shed our man-made hearts, cold

We cede to our instincts

senses,

the sight of fowl

the smell of pine needles

touch of primitive weapons —

The rain cleans us of our dirty pasts

Tainted by cruelty, war, greed

Money vanishes —

cars, media, judgment, needless pain

The earth envelopes us and

takes us in

Mother Nature maunders into the roots of the forest

words, love

As we free ourselves from the corruption of man,

she forgives us