Ramblings, Vol. 1

 

Romance Is

I find comfort in

The unknown

Taken up by a whirlwind

Set down upon a cloud

Neither matters much

 

After all

I float anywhere between the

Sky

And the

Ground

It is all the same to me

When romance is near

 

Bliss and sorrow shake hands

Each here one day, gone the next

It is all the same to me

When romance is near

 

I wonder

Search

Inquire

Forget

All in an hour

Or has it been minutes?

It is all the same to me

When romance is near

 

Whisper of wishes

Tendrils of tension

Are now so tangible

Aching is reality

Yet

Reality is uncertain

Do I dream still or do I wake?

It is all the same to me

When romance is near

 

Tender yet strong

Eyes of mahogany, pools

So deep

Understanding in a glance

A soul takes a shaky step to the ledge

Uncertain, uncertain

Understanding, understanding

And it shall never be the same

When romance is near

 

 

The Question

When lights were extinguished

I asked

“Why?”

I couldn’t see the answer

After I drowned the matches

 

When time froze over

I asked

“When?”

I breathed on the icy glass

And wrote my own answer

 

When silence deafened,

I asked

“How long?”

I couldn’t hear the answer

Above the sound of my own voice

 

Yet in all this

Grace gently

Softly

Slowly

Steadied

and

I wondered

 

Perhaps the answer mattered

Not quite so much

Because the True Answer was in

The Maker

 

And suddenly

The Question seemed

So small

 

 

Familiar Face

I was searching for someone yesterday

Yet I could not remember the name

I thought I would know when I saw the face

But they all appeared so much the same

 

I was searching for someone just this week

But I could not remember why

Grasping for familiar words to speak

As elusive as far reaches of sky

 

I was searching for someone this past year

Although I began to tire

The drop on my face – rain or a tear?

I could not fathom why I would cry

 

I keep searching for someone, I know not who

My quest is unyielding and broad

Saccharine or bitter – neither will do

So I continue my endless resolve