"Love Is..."

Having THAT kind of day are we?

"Love Is..."

 

…sitting…

 

The dark …palpable - tight,

a depth so encompassing, so enveloping,

pressing …complete and unbroken - edge-to-edge

broiling and roiling, the forms scudding and sparking

scattering shattering jumbles of flashes so bright it isn't light

just afterimages burning in and in as

towering - horizon full…unending shifts and swirls as

wind - world-pushed and life-twisted by the unceasing ROARS

of seamless noise and force shredding all that you are…

 

…a car's tires…the gravel of the driveway,

motor humming… ceased…silence…the CHUNK.

 

…hands - clenching hands - busy hands…

reaching…busy busy turning

fingers moving - hands

 

…footsteps…footsteps…f o o t s t e p s

on the sidewalk…up the steps…'cross the porch

 

omgomgOMG shiver…shivers…shaking…breathing -

am I breathing?!? Am I - AM I…

 

waiting...w a i t i n g... WAITING

 

and the door opens

 

...HOME.

 

“…that kinda day again huh? …”

     

Chris

Darkness can be soooo personal and dealing isn't limited to just the one person - is it?  A particular moment can be beyond any person's capacity to deal with and yet we sometimes MUST reach beyond what we have - to deal with what we perceive.  And life isn't fair - it just happens.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love is not only having "that kind of day" but being able to share that day with our significant other.

i really like this...reminds me so much of that anticipation waiting for that person that makes my heart flutter....wanintg to share everything with her...

and again, i like the two poems in one.

[Lyn Anderson]

The thing that makes your writing so wonderful is its REAL. There is no equal on this site in giving that "in the moment" feel that is present in so many of your pieces.

[Ruth]

Snapped out of the doldrums
darkness is perceived in unique manners
the shimmering hope
innocent excitements
are still held within it all
life just beats it down a tad
until...your words move a reader
as your words have moved me
time and time again
infinitely

xo

[olla]

this really deserves more than silence... I would venture to guess that we have all felt both sides of this coin.. your words have brought forth many memories and thoughts.. REAL is not always easy.. and we never know whose life we may be saving when we open the door...