Muse

You are not of this earth, Earth Mother;
you are naked,
vulnerable and wise.

I have witnessed your wry sense of humor
from the School of Hard Knocks,
I surmise.

I listen to what you are saying, 
even so,
brashly step out boldly on air.

Interlocutor, Friend, and Confessor,
I am frightened
by the words that I dare.