A Thousand Paper Cranes

You hitchhiked out one day on the tracks of life Left behind history, structure, belief Found a camp with other stragglers Backpacks and shoes and society's travelers Lost in the wood, old growth in your eyes Locked in the forest of your own truth and lies Let me make you A thousand paper cranes Folded from the pages of my heart Dreamer, a patchwork schemer Waltzed through your childhood searching redeemers Tried angels, book, candle, bell Laughter and sadness and heaven and hell Lost in the ruin, crumbling stone in your mind Locked in the prison of your own bond and bind Let me make you A thousand paper cranes to find you where you are A thousand paper cranes to keep you safe from harm A thousand paper cranes to lend you wings to soar Once I stepped off the walk Wolves and bears, followed fisher and fox In the gloom your spirit around me Guided my feet, your arms enwound me Reached the clearing you stayed behind - an angel Lost in the dark, your own path to find Let me make you A thousand paper cranes to find you where you are A thousand paper cranes to keep you safe from harm A thousand paper cranes to shine a morning star A thousand paper cranes folded from pages of my heart A thousand paper cranes folded from pages of my heart