The road bends, the sun sets
The dark falls on the broken line
You see your reflection in
The rearview mirror as we run behind
You’ve gone away, you try to breathe
The breath won’t come, the day is done
You lost your sight that you can’t see
The stranger you have come to be
Your sister calls, your parents plead
Your brother says “Anything you need”
The people here who love you most
You’ve left behind for a golden ghost
We ask about your newfound song
Oh the tune we know, but the rhythm is wrong
We ask ourselves why we regret
The pretend calm words that you haven’t heard yet
The cat yawns, the dogs fight
The stars rise, and we’re still uptight
The last we heard: your cryptic call
And now I fear any news at all
And as we wait, I ponder you
You the heart-filled girl with her dreams to do
And who am I to doubt your mind
To rehearse your apologies
And relinquish mine
Now you’re here, you’re back at home
You might be sad, and you feel alone
You want to run, to go, you want to do
But you’re paralyzed by what you’ve been through
I want to know the weight of your load
Why is the journey back such a long, long road
I wish for you to be broken down –
Hear the angels sing as your peace is found
Copyright 2001, 2012 Rachel Zylstra