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Summer skies are a dark, fathomless blue
Enlivened by what was to come, me and you
Hands intertwined to imagination
The rain, the scent of wet earth became our rejuvenation
Entrancing Arizona monsoons bring us together
Praying the down poor and amalgamation could keep us
Dancing in rain forever
And ever
And ever
And ever
Clamorous thunder echoes poetically in my heart
Lightning dances through pitch black skies
Summer’s promise we shall never part
We become spirits of the desert
Entangled with love
It comes crashing down
When I see a glint of light above
The sun shone and the light returned
Dying to be numb
To not feel irreparable burn
With the light comes dark
Your face contorts
All is lost
I knew it would come
I retain my broken heart
My soul
My tears
Like dying moss
The sun peeks through the clouds
I feel the thunderous storm approaching
Excruciating and Loud
Not from the skies
But from your eyes
When the rain evaporates your heart dies
I hope
I pray
I wish
For summer rain to revive your soul
I will suffer through seasons
To again feel whole
I should be indestructible
Your blood surges through my veins like a wrathful river that refuses to decelerate
I am insecure and voiceless when I shouldn’t be
You were Joan of Arc on her final mission
I am industrious in everything I do
You were a concrete statue of Atlas bearing the pressure of the world on your shoulders
I refuse to tolerate mistreatment at the hands of fools.
You were Bette Davis in her golden era standing up for what you believed
I love my kids with every molecular fiber of my being
Because you couldn’t
I tell them everything I adore about them
Because you couldn’t
I hug them so tight I can feel their ribs about to snap
Because you couldn't
I tell them I love them to the moon and back AND to the sun
Because you wouldn’t
I show my kids how much I love them in the simplest ways
Because you couldn’t and wouldn’t
I forgive you
Because I am a mother
And I can’t stop loving you

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