City Limits

Walk in the forest, come back, use one of these prompts: Green / black, the voice of the tree, banksia / bracken / bark, I walked into the forest… Harry and Nicola

Fresh air and gums, green and black Land becomes heart becomes land That’s how it works, I understand

But darling, know If I ever lived here I’m doubtful I’d make it a year

The wind is the thing That would get me I fear

It roars in the night And without you I might Come unhitched Come untethered Come unmoored

In the morning I’d be no more Just a stained coffee cup and an open door

I know my limits They’re the same as the city’s It’s not the buildings or the roads But the people in it

The people The people The people are home

But out here living on my own? One heart is only so tough And sometimes one heart is not strong enough