Willow

I see her
She stares out
Across and over

When she's told
She hunts the ground
The loss takes over

As expected
She stays low
Buckled in shade
Waiting for some kind of hope

Competing feelings of disbelief
What is this, what is this?
Seek your shelter beneath the leaves
Promises, promises
Cover regained, you still suffer the rain
Despite the deafening sound that surrounds me
I hear the weeping of the

Willow
Only the sleepless mother will know
What it takes to leave a light behind
Willow
Your secrets safe inside
This life, a shrine to those lost

We look to the mother
To summon a force within us all
And though her grip struggles
She still holds the key to every door
You plant the seed that holds belief
Within this grief, there is release and you will see it

We lose focus
This season
We lose sight
This void of yours
But look to the water
Resolve comes closer
And there we find you

Willow
Only the sleepless mother will know
What it takes to leave a light behind
Willow
Your secrets safe inside
This life, a shrine to those lost