Dear tempest, with love

A poem I wrote that expresses why one must learn to accept the negatives in life, and that they are there for a good purpose.

A storm rages
Within and without
Gnarly shadows against my window
Grimacing and dissausive

A barrage of thunder
Deafening as they crack
The howling of the wind
Chills as ghostly hands o'er my back

Rain pelts the window pane
Incessant banging on the door
A flash of lightening that follows
There's someone out there I'm sure

My breath is icy mist
My fingernails blue
I shiver under my covers
Joints stiff with frozen sinew

It doesn't seem that bad
Now that I'm soaking up sun
Shades on my face
Sippin on ice cold rum

What is day without night?
What is old without new?
How can we appreciate blue skies?
If it was all that we knew

What is light without dark?
What is love without hate?
How would we know about hunger?
If we constantly ate

How can we expect to be saved
If we weren't hopelessly lost
How would we appreciate the sun
Without snow and frost

Life gives and it takes
We get heartbroken and hurt
But there's no peace without war
And there are no flowers without dirt

Author's Note

Tell me what you think, I hope it inspires as much as I want it to :)

Reviews

[~]

I can see we both have been toying with the idea of negative space and how important it is for the other. I like the continuous string of questions.

[A.D Edwards]

Thank u I'm glad u like it

[xansizi]

Very apt and insightful pieve of writing- you can't have the ying without the yang! You need the lows to appreciate the highs. I really enjoyed your poem

[A.D Edwards]

I'm glad u enjoyed it thank you

[AaronFreitas]

"How can we expect to be saved
If we weren't hopelessly lost
How would we appreciate the sun
Without snow and frost "

Awesome write... I really love the above stanza! Great thoughts my friend :)

[A.D Edwards]

Thank you! Glad you liked it