Corvus/Canis

Corvus
She
silken feathers
layered, wild,
and free

Canis
He
dense-coated
passionate,
and angry

Them
with an edge
playful
yet biting

Corvus
She
with piercing eyes to see
alerting
uplifting

Canis
He
a solid-footed tie to the earth
centering
grounding

Them
partners with shared memories
inseparable
meant to be

the path
it hasn’t always been straight
it’s crooked and broken in places
because adversities push it where it must go
but the path
the path continues and smooths
and the traveling becomes easier
when one realizes that the destination
is worth any kind of journey

and you
you are beside me

the path
it hasn’t always been bright
it’s fraught with shadow
because the branches are thick in this wood
but the path
it leads beyond
and the destination is brighter
where the trees open up, giving way to a meadow

and you
you are beside me

the path
it hasn’t always been safe
it’s full of thorny thickets that cut deep
because the destination is worth protecting
and it wouldn’t hurt if it didn’t matter
but the meadow beyond is clear
and the wounds heal as the sun warms

and you
you are beside me

the path
it hasn’t ever truly been traveled before
it’s unmapped, unknown
because each journey on it is unique
please forgive me for not knowing the way
and for trudging forward fearlessly anyway

because you
you.
you are beside me.