Home I laid my back on a soft green Where the quiet knows my name Leaves in my hair, cold on my hands Nothing left I need to explain The world keeps walking without me now Bootsteps fade into the trees My dreams keeps spinning on Without asking anything of me I’ve been running like the ground was fire Like stillness meant I’d lose But the earth don’t mind my weight tonight It’s teaching me how to choose So I’m breathing with the forest slow Let the moss between my bones I don’t have to rise, I don’t have to go I can be a place, not a road If I disappear for a little while I’ll come back stronger , I know I’m not broken, I’m just learning How to lie still and be whole Red scarf burning in the shade Like a signal I survived Every fear that said keep moving Every clock that stayed alive The sky is split in a thousand pages Branches writing what I missed Turns out peace don’t make a sound It just feels like this No finish line in the dirt tonight No winner, no excuse Just my heartbeat syncing up With roots I always knew So I’m breathing with the forest slow Let the moss between my bones I don’t have to rise, I don’t have to go I can be a place, not a road If I disappear for a little while I’ll come back stronger, I know I’m not broken, I’m just learning How to lie still and be whole If the world keeps shouting “prove it” Let it shout into the dark I found a quieter religion In the way the green holds scars I’m breathing with the forest slow Let the moss between my bones I don’t need saving, I’m not alone The ground has claimed me as its own When I stand up, I’ll carry this Everywhere I roam I’m not lost—I was just learning How to lie still And come home
