FSE

The Awakened Wake Within

Story by Saereth on SoFurry

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Give me fire, give me earth

call the elements and name my birth

wrap me in air, annoint me with water

name me now, the element's daughter

Brush me with embers, brush me with dust

paint the sacred symbols on me with rust

wash me in winds, drown me in streams

awaken the elements sleeping in dreams

darkened hearths waver, earth rolls in a sigh

a spirit-born wanderer raises voice to the sky

Speaking, "Oh brothers!" to tornadoes and storm

breathing awareness to an unborn-soul form

Summoning firestorms, earthquakes roar

a rumbling awareness shaking the floor

birds stop in mid-flight, fish stop in mid-swim

What is this feeling, The Awakened wake within?

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