Bones

Haa-yaaa Haa-ya-yaaa Haa-yaa Wind on my teeth Dust on my tongue I walk on the spine of earth Bare feet Old songs Mountain is elder Stone in my blood I lean my back on the cliff Hear the deep river flood Bones of the world Sing through my chest Sky in my lungs Sand in my steps Ocean Forest Desert High crest I am the road You are the rest Ocean is breathing Inside my name Salt in the cracks of my hands Fire in the rain Forest remembers Footprint and flame I tie my prayer to a branch Send it through your veins Bones of the world Sing through my chest Sky in my lungs Sand in my steps Ocean Forest Desert High crest I am the road You are the rest I taste the dust I drink the fog I chase the sun I follow the dog I call the storm I calm the herd I trade my breath For every bird Bones of the world Sing through my chest Sky in my lungs Sand in my steps Ocean Forest Desert High crest I am the road You are the rest Haa-yaaa Bones of the world Haa-ya-yaaa In my throat Unfurled