Saturday, March 5, 2011

A Storm's Last Stand



The cracked valley floor

And jagged tops of mountains

Are both

The spectators and arena.


Eyes all around us.


You sound your entrance

With a warm gust

From the North,

Speaking in sleet.

I am the low roar

On the horizon.

I've come dressed as storm clouds,

Colored in darkness.

I speak with lightning.


I'll defend my words

With thunderclaps,

Because I'm not doing this again.


I've learned my lesson

Through shock treatment.

These conversations

Can get so electric.


So this time

I'll raise my voice

And wake the Earth,

Because right here

Is where I take a stand.

Two fronts don't have to collide

From now 'til infinity.


Perfectly destructive.

Perfectly endless.

Rather...let's end this.


While I cherish these

Whirlwind talks,

They're making me nauseous.



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