I go out walking down the sidewalk
Keep on until I reach the sea
I step up to the water's edge
And the waves swallow me complete
I go out walking down the sidewalk
Keep on until I reach the trees
I lay down on the earth and feel
Their roots surrounding me
Oh Walking, without knowing
Where I'm going
Just following
A drift of ancient memory or
Some long forgotten dream
Oh Walking, without knowing
Where I'm going
Just following
A call to distant origins
A final returning
Look out the window
Lift out the armchair
Leave the front door open wide behind me
Pass by neighbors' parked cars and front yards
Like a stranger wanderin' through unknown streets
Follow a path carved by starlight
Where the concrete fades beneath my feet
Folded into silver darkness
As I pass the point where eyes are used to see
Oh Walking...
credits
from Two Hearts, One Take,
released March 10, 2017
Photo by Sebastien Gabriel, Unsplash
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