Staying In Dirt

I will stay with dirt today, dancing through my Egret feet...

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I will stay in the dirt today,
learning to move with Egret,
stitching my way forward tenderly,
plucking up traces of magic
with each step.

Laying aside the wood and wire traps
given to me by the frustrated terrors of progress
is risky for a man as inept as me.

Will my children and I starve?
Can I still breathe?
Is there any place for us to rest at night?
I am still just a child
in a wrinkling body.

But I will stay with dirt today
dancing through my Egret feet,
because the great emptiness of being that fill us
calls me here to play
and feel love again.