Whisper in the reed wind
Ash on my sleeve
Old coins in my pocket
Night doesn’t leave
Incense curling
from a cracked blue bowl
Old man laughing
in my tea leaves’ fold
I walk slow
past the closed red door
He says, “Lose your name
you can have much more”
Lantern swinging
but it throws no light
Only shadows
arguing with night
Breath like smoke
on a winter tongue
Every step I take
walks back to where I’m from
Dust on the moon gate
I move like a rumor through the dark
Low chant in my own chest
quiet thunder in my heart
Eyes on the stone path
fog writes verses on my skin
If you wanna find the secret
exhale once
and step in (step in)
Word on a petal
floating down the stream
Ink runs thin
but it still spells dream
Coins on the table
never quite stay still
He says, “Nothing’s broken
only bending to your will”
Clouds in the courtyard
paint my face in gray
Every question
slowly fades away
I trade one fear
for a deeper breath
Silent smile
as I bargain with my death
Dust on the moon gate
I move like a rumor through the dark
Low chant in my own chest
quiet thunder in my heart
Eyes on the stone path
fog writes verses on my skin
If you wanna find the secret
exhale once
and step in (step in)
Name your doubt
then let it drown
River takes it
somewhere down
Empty palms
learn how to hold
Everything
and less than gold
Dust on the moon gate
I move like a rumor through the dark
Low chant in my own chest
quiet thunder in my heart
Eyes on the stone path
fog writes verses on my skin
If you wanna find the secret
exhale once
and step in (step in)