Lullaby

find your tree

open your eyes, child 

and submit yourself to the black of night

to a heavy forest as far as you can see

with twisted trees as tall as aeons

and the gelid scent of ancient despair

that drips from every branch

luring predators from worlds away

you could travel miles in search of safety

notching each tree in your path

huddled against the storm

and armed for war

 or you may curl up where you began

it's become so warm here

you could just sleep the storm away

beneath my blanket of frost

whichever path you take will lead you

to me

this is a truth that you cannot escape

heed my words

now drift back to your cradle, elder one

close your weary eyes at long last

 and fall forever into sleep