
Take Heart
The path is before you
The path of heart
Walking on moccasin feet
I know you are weary, the mire, the fall
Still questioning things long ago decided.
You are a warrior.
Bravely entering the unknown territory
As if your life depended on it.
I am a Warrior too
I came here to break new ground
And to ride out into the dark cold night
Holding my empty hands upward.
Sit by this fire…
Women Warrior
And I will drape the softness around your shoulders
And help you remove your boots
Look into the fire
It’s not recognition you seek
Only a truth
A choice made.
I am a warrior
I am a warrior
I am a warrior
I think strategically
And death sits upon my shoulder
Knowing this act could be my last
I am conscious
Habits are harmful
I am not small
I extend from here to Canyon wall
I am magnificently large and old and sometimes sad
Alone at my fire most nights
Because I haven’t said who I am
Take heart, dear one
I am a warrior
Maybe you are too!