Passing Beyond

I’m going to watch you die… but before I do I will foretell your story The story of the White Bird The Great Mystery and the Silver Seed The White Bird carries in its talons the Silver Seed of all mankind A seed that will allow you to move past what you have been afraid of for so long When the White Bird passes overhead it will drop the Silver Seed You must be dead before the seed touches the ground Then, the White bird will turn into the legendary Hawk of Thunder And carry you off into the land of the great Wakan Tanka The decision to leave being yours and yours alone Passing beyond what time has frozen —passing beyond what then has been (Pine Ridge South Dakota: August, 2011)