I left my home as a child
To wander the woods alone
Escaping from the humans
So lovely yet so savage
Sniffing the earth and flowers
Bathing in shades and sunbeams
Serenaded by birds’ songs
Lulled by the burbling of streams
Shedding my garments of cloth
For thrills of water on skin
Streaking naked through the woods
Wild and free in ecstasy
Much happened to that young boy
Who frolicked and laughed with joy
Life was full of mirth and pain
Grief and loss but rich with gain
Now so free, nearing the end
The road brings me back again
To the home I always knew
That was hidden from my view
Nature Boy of long ago
Returns to the woods at last
Seeking the lost connection
Finding god among the trees
The world’s alright without me
While I sit here in silence
Knowing that I am human
And sensing that I am not