Earth Bound

I’m immersed, entwined, entangled with the Earth.

Engulfed in its ethos, sunk in its mud, swayed by its winds.

Raindrops are on my head with the Sun holding court behind the clouds.

I’m a mere mortal hypnotized by all the raw power surging around me.

My body tremors. I will not relent. The blood in my veins was born fighting.

The history of who I am and where I came from is embedded in every fiber of my being.

I don’t want to let my predecessors down.

My body aches, my tears stream down. My morale has been savaged.

I stand alone, and yet, I stand.