Walking in the Woods

You understand me
And wrap me
In distance
And silence.

That’s all I want
From anyone
Who cares enough
To ask me.

Just leave spaces
Between us
Clearings
Open sky,

Don’t crowd me
With human habitations
Lofty
Expectations,

For Then,
I’ll disappoint you
And make
You cry.

But trust me
To be faithful
As the woods
To the sky.