Satisfied

Remember the moments when
This, Too, Shall Pass
sounded so much like breaking glass

I remember walking down the highway
with a smile on my face
the sweat dripping into my eyes
and that overwhelming sense of being
satisfied

I'd walked 20 miles already
I knew the next car that passed
would be my ride, and the feel of the
AC would be divine

Sleeping in the soft grass
the contours of the earth 
fit my body perfectly
As I drifted off to sleep I
Felt the earth wrap her arms
around me

Sitting under a bridge in Missouri
Or was it Oklahoma?
The storm pounding the ground like a hammer
I felt the air pressure pop my ears
at the same time all my fears disappeared.

That time my dog ran away during Mardi Gras
I walked around for hours calling his name
I laid down in some field, praying and the rain
soaked me through
I ended up on your porch just before sunrise
Broken hearted and red eyed
Knowing I'd done all I could
Crumpled on the cold hardwood
The smallest piece of me somehow felt
satisfied