Whispering Forest

Ancient trees lean close

Talk soft over my head

Every knot

Every scar

A story they almost said

Silver threads of sun

Slip through the moss and bark

Dust turns slow in the air

Like stars that missed the dark

Whispering forest

Say my name

Then let it fade

Carry these echoes

Through every ring you've made

Whispering forest

Breathe your secrets through my skin

I hear the ones who walked before

Inside your wind

Roots like buried hands

Tangled in years and bones

Something watches

Kind

From a kingdom of stones

Shadows climb the trunks

Then tumble down in waves

Time gets lost on the path

Between the leaves and graves

I stand still

You keep turning

Under bark

Embers burning

Take my fear

Trade it for a tale

Let my sorrow

Ride your trail