Juniper

Come here, lend me back the words you cut straight from my tongue before
My bloody rags got tossed like magazines across your floor
If it’s a miracle you want, then I hope that’s what lies in store
But I’m here just to say you were right
There are no ghosts wandering tonight
There’s not a single person anywhere in sight
Come every juniper sapling and fold your leaves in prayer
There’s something eating up the roots just while you’re sitting there
And if it’s comfort that you want, I hope it takes you unawares
While my shoes are still out on the lawn
We took us for granted too long
Little juniper tree, now I’m gone
You said, �Honey, run your feathers through my fingers
I have crossed the stony mountain, and I’m ready for your ringâ€�
But my heart’s full of ink and my heart is my king
My heart lies in wait for what the thunderclouds bring
And isn’t it raining
And rain hits everything
Hail Maria, who joins hell’s summer on the dancing green
We walked the wreckage of our acres cracking crystalline
And if it’s salvation that you want, I hope you’re brave and look downstream
But that’s not for my heart anymore
I’ll be so very easy to ignore
As you carry my head out the door