One day in
summer, but almost fall,
I found the
most beautiful afternoon.
And so, I
lay down on the grass
In the
summer sun and knew
That
everything would be alright.
But then
came clouds, without invitation,
Dark,
oppressive, looming,
And took my
sun away
Leaving me
without the warmth
Of its touch
upon my skin.
And so I sat
in tranquil silence,
Peaceful
defiance, listening to the
Nothing that
was shouting in my ears
Under the
muffled blanket of quiet
Laid down by
the towering clouds.
So then came
thunder, cracking the sky
And
shattering my sought for silence.
Raking the
day with blinding, flashing
Spits of
fire and sound
Tearing,
clawing at my eyes and ears.
And so I
stood in rapt amazement
Wondering at
such overwhelming power
And beauty
beyond imagination,
As the deep
concussing rhythm
Of the band
played on and on.
So then came
rain, in sheets of heavy metal,
Soaking me
from hair to bone,
To wash away
my joy and thoughts
And clear my
head of everything I’d
Tried to
think, or know, or be.
And so I
danced between the graves
And laughed
among the dead
As worry,
fear and pain
Ran down my
arms and face and legs
To puddle
with forgotten dreams.
So then came
night, and with it cold
To force me
to accept defeat,
And force me
to surrender
And to flee
for shelter from
The freezing
harsh reality of life.
And so I
simply lit a fire,
Curled
beside its soft embrace,
Reminiscing
on times now past,
Imagining
those to pass in future,
Staring deep
into the flickering heart of existence.
So then came
wind, screeching through
The doors
and windows, wailing
Down the
chimney to extinguish
Light and
warmth and love and peace
Forever from
my heart and hearth.
And so I
simply waited,
In some gulf
on desolation,
Vacant of
all hope or life
Holding on
to faith and trust
That I could
not be overcome.
So then came
softly, gently
Bitter-sweet
despair.
Running down
my spine, twisting through my hair,
Intertwining
my fingers in his
In a clammy
cold embrace.
He offered
what I wanted most,
That I might
never be alone.
An ever
present friend,
Someone
always by my side
And forever
in my heart.
And so I
wept in desperation,
Wishing that
my heart could see
Why this
choice was not so bad.
In conflict
then I stood divided
Because my
heart would not let me yield.
Then from
deep within, my soul,
Awoken by
resounding grief,
Rose
indignantly within my chest
And sang a
song of sweet relief,
A soothing
melodious lullaby.
He calmed my
heart and slowed
Its beat. He
wiped my tears
And reminded
me of a time
When I had
laid under the summer
Sun and
found peace in its light.
And so with
vigor now restored,
And courage
to defeat the dark
I cast off
regret, despair, and fear,
Relit the
fire in my heart,
And banished
wind and rain and storm.
And so I lay
in open darkness
Underneath a
sky of stars,
Singing that
same lullaby
Until the
sun comes in the morning
And gently kisses
the top of my head.
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