it's thrilling!
the way the wind whips my messy hair
against my face,
   a long and tattered flag behind me
     still braving the weather.

the way we stand together,
hand in hand,
  and embrace the storm
   that thunders around us.
it sends vitality coursing through me.

you give me a thirst for life
that i have long forgotten.

you remind me
of what i was before,
  and take me back
   to a place i can't remember.