Drums

The drums sound in the distance

I hear from my room

I know that this is you

Preparing for battle

Nervous and excited

To prove yourself

The stray cat visits the house

He hears my approach and runs away

Only to sit at the front door the next day

You are curious,

Come closer,

Startled, you run away

And return the next morning. 

The lazy dog comes to my porch

Looking for sausages

Drunkenly you wander to my house

And I prepare for you a meal

You already know the dog’s purpose

You are not surprised to know why the flowers bloom

Next to my seat

Yellow trumpets

I ask and you respond

You tell me not to doubt

You always cry

With constant sorrow

The jungle always rains

But it cries with joy

At my return

The vines reach out

To touch me

As I reach my arm out of the bus window

You go with me everywhere the road goes