The String

There's a fire in my chest

That began with a spark

She fanned it to flame

But died by the dark

I waited through night

I slept through the day

And when the wind came

It blew her away

I left my own home

To drift in the stars

But I was tied to the earth

And couldn't reach far

I missed her kind warmth

When I drifted astray

That line seemed to snap

My hope gone away

But a wind came by

Warmer than the last

It brought back that line

And to home I was cast

My feet touched the ground

I felt a tug in my heart

The string was still there

But lead to a new start

It lead not to darkness

It lead not to my fears

Not to pain, loss or sorrow

But a brighter frontier

That spark, it now glows

Brighter than a coal

Not as bright as the sun

But I'm no longer cold

That string, it remains

And forevermore shall it stay

For with it guiding my hand

I'll never lose my way