EXPLORATIONS
EXPLORATIONS
There’s a girl in the woods
(she lives there)
She plays banjo
She learned it from her dad.
He was in the army, and has a criminal past.
He tells stories about killing people because he had to.
You’ll never get to meet him but she has pictures.
You don’t even have to ask. She’ll just show you.
She’ll offer you a seat and make you a glass of tea
in flavors you never knew about with twigs and clovers mixed up in the kettle.
You’ll think about how comfortable her sofa is
(moss cushions and the grass stuffing)
You’ll watch her face
to see if there’s anything wrong with it
and you’ll find there isn’t
and that will make you wonder if you can trust her.
You’ll start to ask,
but she’ll keep talking
like you aren’t even there.
She talks like she’s putting on a show for the animals and the trees .
This makes you happy.
Because she truly believes they are more important than you.
(and they probably are)
Yes, you could watch
that girl go on all night
and you’d still be happy.
You’d do it-
if you could only find her
so far out in the woods.