Fast and
free
As
storms do
I, high
and dry out of the Midwest,
You,
laying low on the east coast
Neither
meteorologist nor cupid could have predicted
And
neither did we
Eyes
wide open to the colors on the horizon
Watching
each other from across the room
Who knew
that our fronts would collide creating a storm like no other?
I,
hoping my sunny smile would break through the clouds
Your
eyes dark, holding back nightmares like pending rain
You
still keep watch as night falls
Sleepless
The stillness
of the air
The calm
before the storm forbids your sleep
You’re
the watchman
I often
wondered, in your midnight, as I lay dreaming of blue skies
Did you
see the destruction coming?
Did the
darkness of the night bring daydreams?
Maybe
you saw that we wouldn’t weather the storm
We
didn’t trust that we could dance in the rain together
In
unison
Step by
step
Matching
the rhythm of each drop
Swaying
with the breeze
Instead,
we loved hard
Energies
clashing
Igniting
lightning strikes
Our love
sparked wild fires
Passion
burning fervently
Consuming
everything in its path
Leaving
behind earth so fertile
We could
feed nations from its fruit
But you
ran for cover
Running when my winds blew too
hard
Carrying
emotions you weren’t prepared to weather
Another
storm, on the horizon
I didn’t
recognize that your habit of leaving
Pennies tossed
about the bedroom floor
Was
evidence of the hail storms that had bruised your heart
No
insurance adjuster could add up the damage
But I
I wanted
to melt your chilled heart
My love
luminous rainbows
Vibrant
colors painted by rogue sunrays shine through
You as daggered
‘cicles clinging dangerously from rooftops
There’s
beauty locked within that cold, hard core
And just
like a tornado you
Rush in
Unannounced
Turning
my world upside down in the most beautiful way
Tumultuously
You love
me
And
leave
Your
presence fleeting like the seasons
Until
the next time our fronts collide again
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