Dedication struck me like embers
on the soles of fire walkers,
lightning sketching lines connecting
the constellation of heat lining
the horizon; not meant for me
in this lifetime, rest at ease.
Consternation accompanies loves,
following her around streets of
carmine colored cornertstones;
abrasion leaving skin and bones
strewn across the dining table,
the ground we tread so unstable.
Veneration swallows me whole
rendering me a defenseless soul
to discover power in vulnerability
and meditate on his philosophy;
high winds dispel frustrations,
pure simplicity of liberation.
Elation stays but briefly,
dismantling me completely
discarding crooked smiles
in alleyways, crawled for miles
just to get there,
redolence of honey in the air.