Returning! Poem by Eric Cockrell

through thorn and thistle,
through storms at sea,
across miles of desert....

from day unto night...
through sun through rain,
through hail, through snow...

i am returning!

empty chains and shackles
left by the door....
the only burden be desire....

the only truth that remains
wrapped in flesh and sweat....
step by step, moment by moment,

redemption, and breath...
i am returning... wave upon wave..
to lap at your feet!