I Am (Desire)

i am, become... i am the stillness of the mountains, and the whisperings of the grasses. i am the kiss of the river, running o'er stones and dirt. i am the magnificent eagle, but no less the sparrow... i am the wind that weeps for the land of the free! i am concrete and glass, the great cities you built. i am factories and mills, i am trucks hauling freight. i am rows of corn, your tractor, your mule. i am brick houses built, row upon row... i am breasts and hands, i am lips and legs wrapped. i am sweetness and wetness, i am heat and the moan.. i am the cave of desire, the ride long, deep, and hard. i am the dance of the lovers in the great room of darkness. i am children taught by lamplight, books written by the candle. i am integrity and dignity handed down from generation to generation. i am discernment and questioning, and the prayers of all traditions. i am the hope that listens, hears, and cares.... i am the magic belief that awaits the star, and the birth... the faith that demands that living goes on... i am all that you are given without holding back... i am tomorrow believing in today! i am, i dance, i make love, i sing... i am America's desire, i am, become....