It only took a moment
To feel whole again.
It landed swiftly and without warning
It wasn’t meant to be me – I was broken
It only took a moment
For me to witness its beauty.
The colours seemed to sway with every movement
Its ignorance of what I am was peaceful
It only took a moment
To make me believe again
In the goodness of the world
With every flap; every wink
It only took a moment
To make me forget.
I locked into position; I couldn’t make it leave me
Not something as delicate as this
It only took a moment
To feel its weightlessness
To notice its scale
It only took a moment
For time to stand still.
I wanted to live the rest of my life in this moment…
A noise.
A flinch
It left
Me
Alone.
I tried to stop it but it was out of my reach I couldn’t get
I panicked; it had to be mine and mine alone
No one else was allowed that moment – it wasn’t fair
No one else needed it as much as me;
No one else cared like I did.
Why would it leave me, when all I did was give my love
I was gentle and still – I meant it no harm.
Before I knew it I was screaming, hot salty tears were streaming
It only took that moment
For my world to become whole
Only to be shattered once more…
May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013 at 8:11 AM UTC
It only took a moment
To feel whole again.
It landed swiftly and without warning
It wasn’t meant to be me – I was broken
It only took a moment
For me to witness its beauty.
The colours seemed to sway with every movement
Its ignorance of what I am was peaceful
It only took a moment
To make me believe again
In the goodness of the world
With every flap; every wink
It only took a moment
To make me forget.
I locked into position; I couldn’t make it leave me
Not something as delicate as this
It only took a moment
To feel its weightlessness
To notice its scale
It only took a moment
For time to stand still.
I wanted to live the rest of my life in this moment…
A noise.
A flinch
It left
Me
Alone.
I tried to stop it but it was out of my reach I couldn’t get
I panicked; it had to be mine and mine alone
No one else was allowed that moment – it wasn’t fair
No one else needed it as much as me;
No one else cared like I did.
Why would it leave me, when all I did was give my love
I was gentle and still – I meant it no harm.
Before I knew it I was screaming, hot salty tears were streaming
It only took that moment
For my world to become whole
Only to be shattered once more…