Further down the river

floating down a river
dancing the ancient dances of fertility
you've leapt every mountain
every boundary between us
and here we lie,
face up on the floor
morning will find us
further down the river
drifting without errand
into the unknown
burning the ropes and
the wooden cages we kept the monkeys in
dancing the ancient dances of humility
and worshiping each other
as the sun sets on another day
the crickets play for us
and the fireflies light our way
the trees are barely visible behind the screens
and drops can be heard
on the roof of our vessel
as one of them shakes off it's burden of evening dew
we've set the oars free
to go where they will
and stay floating
further down the river
enjoying the company of the monkeys