Sunlight and Air

Verse 1 There’s a part of me that roots in silence, Another part that floats and sings, One feels like bone, one like breath— And something in between. I don’t always know the difference Between the echo and the prayer, But I’ve been talking out loud to no one In the sunlight and the air. Chorus Talking in the sunlight and air, Letting the thoughts go anywhere— Not looking for an answer, Just some kind of repair. If you hear me, if you don’t, Either way I’m still there— Talking in the sunlight and air. Verse 2 I’ve left ideas like leaves on water, Just to see which ones might float, Some dissolve and some keep shining, Like a half-remembered note. And I’ve mistaken wind for meaning, And clouds for someone’s stare— But I keep talking like it matters, To the sunlight and the air. Chorus Talking in the sunlight and air, Where the heart says more than it dares— Where a whisper might get noticed, If you happen to be there. I don’t always know who’s listening, But it helps just to declare— Talking in the sunlight and air. Bridge And if meaning’s just a byproduct Of how we learn to see, Then maybe all this murmuring Is how I stay free. Not to be right, not to be wise— Just to leave something behind That tries. Final Chorus Talking in the sunlight and air, Like bees that don’t know where— Their gold ends up, or if it lasts, Still they offer what they bear. And I’ll keep speaking small and soft As long as I can care— Talking in the sunlight and air.