Dove in the Rocks

I hear a call in the night

Speaking to me

So I open the window

I creep closer to the sound

Of a voice filled with fiery moonlight

And the world turns upside down

And rights itself

I blink as I see your face

I feel unsteady

You grab my hand and lead me

Into the pines

An owl calls through the forest

The little frogs chirp in the dark

The moon bursts from the clouds

And filters through the leaves

You pull me close and spin me around

I smile and laugh

Behind the waterfall we paint cave paintings

Yours say “I love you, I always have”

Suddenly I see you anew

But then their footsteps echo on the rocks

Their torches approach

Their voices are an ugly language

Their cruelty proceeds them

I am afraid but you hide me in the crack
And tell me that I am your dove in the rocks
Whom you waited a lifetime for

You whisper, “I’m not going anywhere”

Before you turn to face them