Parking Lot

Life bursted forth from the forest
Quietly I took it all in

At the crest of the hill
I saw two worlds unveiled

One of frigid black asphalt
The other of untamed green

I am of the obsidian world
But the other called upon me

So wildly...
So passionately...

It spoke to me in a language
My heart and soul understood

Yet I remained unmoved at the edge
Afraid of something...

Of what?
I do not know...

Some horrible shadow
That slinks in and out of my mind

I want to walk into the wild
But I would not... I could not

I closed my eyes...
Let go...

I stood up...
Drove off...