Primeval Shadow

Slipping into barefoot shoes,

Shedding smoke-stained tension chains

Stretching muscles warm and loose

I'm drawn to open air terrain.

Animal joy excites my flesh

I know again the power of youth

Spirit, mind, and body mesh,

Primeval awareness dawns on truth.

Ancestral blood pumps my heart

I strive for the unknown.

What whole is this of which I'm part?

The shadow I chase is like my own.