Down

A long, long way down

Memories like a well

Leagues under the soil

History knows no bottom

I’ve seen the roots

Watered them with my tears

I’ve risen with them from the dirt

I know my origins

The place of my birth

My coming of age

Not of physicality

But of self and worth

You were there

Watering the soil I lay under

Pulling me to push through

Into a brighter, warmer world

I’m always down

For you