Cromagnon

I came here with my father
Away but forward into abyss
To become the man I will be
Seated as sun at dusk
In a cave as a boy
Loose leather flagged on my body
Dark water fed me, but
No sign from beyond the thunderbird
Nothing of my fate
My legs collapsed, my arms bent
But my throat opened
Called out a deep longing
Out of the cave
Into the abyss
A great animal’s breath
Shifted the sky, the clouds blackened
Northern wind like bears and lions
A blazing arrow set them all on fire
I am the Flame
I am the Son