Growing Down Song

This year
I grow down
After years
Of growing up
Below the surface
Toward the core
Plunging inward
Quietly

I do this alone
though you are the trigger
just before I go
we acquiesce
We ebb and flow 
between separate and together
Generate strength 
from this slow dance 

I unearth 
dark places
Turn them to
pieces of light
No longer lost
unfettered
I am finally home

I do this alone
though you are the trigger
just before I go
we acquiesce
We ebb and flow 
between separate and together
Generate strength 
from this slow dance 

Everything I feel
Finds its way here
You’re always there
To help me through
I didn’t know
love could be this strong

This year
I grew down
Finally found
Solid ground
No longer fear
Love’s coming
Because of what I lost
long ago

I did this alone
Though you were my trigger
Now as I go
We acquiesce
Though we’ll be apart
We will always be together
In my thoughts
In my heart