BORN OF THE SUN

Silence, she held
In her mouth like a stone
Her bone turned to earth
The earth turned to bone

It made her teeth loose
And turned her heart gray
Grief, it had found her
And snatched her away

The dark ocean grew
Her heavy heart sank
They offered her pity
Or else, kept away

Her grief was her anchor
Her grief was her god
Her grief was a distance
That no soul could cross

She heard then a song
Rise up from the deep
A deep, booming voice
To calm the rough seas

Keep your heart warm
Do not be afraid
The soul is the sun
That lights better days

Fear not the locusts
Fear not the plagues
Fear not the darkness
From darkness, we wake

Keep walking forward
You approach a new dawn
Look to the sky
You are born of the sun.