Joy Harjo

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Falling From the Night Sky

(a song)

I was a star falling from the night sky
I needed you to catch me
I was a rainbow lifting from a dark cloud
I needed you to see me

You keep your eyes to the ground
Walk that line she had to you.
That path of patient expectation.
Keeps you true to her undoing.

My heart wore flowers and a red dress.
The first time we kissed
You smelled of happiness and moonlight
We drove the night to tenderness.

When you're here we are the sun and the moon.
In the land where promises come true.
When you’re here, we share imagination
No explanations.
It’s just me, and you.

You keep your eyes to the ground
Walk that line she had to you.
That path of patient expectation.
Keeps you true to her undoing.

I am a star falling from the night sky
I need you to catch me
I am a rainbow lifting from a dark cloud
I need you to see me.