Ephemeral

Written 27/7/2021

I called the wind and it found me,
Whispered softness in my mind
I asked it to stay and ground me
But it soon left me behind

I begged the water to love me
I caught a current out to sea
But a wave crashed from above me.
It just wasn't meant to be

I told the moon to follow
To cast a shadow always near
But her promises were hollow
And every month, she'd disappear

I asked the earth to hold me
To keep my roots planted strong
And with her deep brown eyes she told me
I had been with her all along