TRUST THE THAW

I hear the water Under the ice Slow Slow Coming alive Winter stayed Long in my bones Cold in the blood Cold in the stone But somewhere deep Under the ground Something is moving I hear the sound Drop by drop Crack by crack No need to hurry No turning back I kept still I learned the cold Now I can feel The current unfold Let it break Let it run What was frozen Is not gone Underneath I always knew Water remembers What to do I trust the thaw I trust the flow I trust the water Under the snow I trust the dark Before the dawn Even when winter Lingers on I trust the thaw I let it move No need to force What already knows Slowly rising Soft and low I trust the thaw I trust the flow Ice on the road Mist in the trees Night still carries A winter breeze But in the ditch Beside my feet Meltwater whispers Under the street No sudden light No open door Just something different Than before The air is cold But not the same A quiet shift Without a name I don't need A sign in bloom I feel the change Inside the room The frozen parts Begin to move Not because I asked them to Let it drip Let it run Spring has started Without the sun Underneath The sleeping ground Something living Makes a sound I trust the thaw I trust the flow I trust the water Under the snow I trust the dark Before the dawn Even when winter Lingers on I trust the thaw I let it move No need to force What already knows Slowly rising Soft and low I trust the thaw I trust the flow Crack The silence opens Drop The earth remembers Cold Still in the air But I can hear it Everywhere No fire No flame No need To change my name Just water Finding its way Into another day I trust the thaw I trust the flow I trust what moves Where no one knows I trust the night Giving way Not all at once But day by day I trust the thaw I let it go Everything frozen Learns to flow Under the ice Under the snow I was moving Long ago I hear the water Under the ice Slow Slow Coming alive