listen

stop walking.

stop looking

for something.

pause,

take a deep breath,

go silent.

close your eyes

and linger

on the fringes

of my story.

listen to the drumbeats

as they rise from the hollow

in the middle,

drawing you in,

stay a while

around this fire

fueled by your interest

to simply listen

to more,

and then sit with me

under the stars,

or walk away if you will,

without a word,

knowing you and I

have both changed.