Going to the River

There is a darkness to this day
Overcast,
Trapped in the city apartment
The world is closing in
Suffocating

It is like the clouds
And the drizzle
Are inside your head
Raining dark confusion
Damp and cold

But down at the river
It is peace
This non-ambitious body of water
Just doing its thing
Relaxed
About everything

Drop the load into the water
Breathe with the slow flow
Of the brooks
And springs and streams and
This enormous thing
That this river is
Heading where its
Always been heading
Inevitably
Peacefully
Not questioning why
Are the clouds so dark today
Not pining for sun
And clarity
No resistance
To the pull
Of gravity
And the Moon
And the land

Go down to the river
Drop the load
You too can float
Down to your Sea