depleted
of energy,
a weight of gold
upon my heart,
its heavy dull luster
pushes down hard
squeezing out
        the light
suffocating
    my staccato
of breath
     I crouch        
quietly
in the brush,
the next step in
my process
                 pending
a dense rock
of pendulum
swaying time
  tick ticking
in my blood
cells reaching
the boiling point
just shy
of spilling over
into froth
waiting for
this conundrum
        to unravel,
my inner tigress
about to unfurl
             her heart
    to leap
and pounce
from
   within
into the
  tight
white
          of blinding
snow, the silent
storm of  
      the unknown
forever

Adrenaline kicked in,
The drive begins.
Darkness settles over the horizon.

Music blaring,
Car flying.
I must get there.
To him.

Pepsi caffeine,
A thing to stay awake.

Cross state lines,
Background changes.
Mountain region,
Powerful storm.

Must persevere,
Tempest protects me.
Fly little corolla.

Arrives,
Relief.
I'm home now.

A new chapter,
A new story.
To this ever changing life.

One to spend it with,
No regrets.