Tonight, my hand in yours

my eye, black and blue

like a swollen berry

ripe for the picking

held comfortably

in your hand

your bracelet, glared

the sunset, reflecting

our many moods

 

The streetlight

flickers on

following the sun

set, as it rises

the warmth of your embrace

heart beating, blood pulsing

like small paint splatters

on a cardboard canvas

without it thinning

 

And

I swell like an apple

bruised and beaten

from the forest, falling

into nature's warm embrace

feeling a sudden coolness

the fresh dew, after a long drought

coming now and new, as a rainstorm

without the damaging touch of man

your nurturing touch, a warm embrace

 

Lying here

seemingly forever

time ticks on, but

this embrace lasts

like the growing grass

on the front lawn

small green fibers

constantly growing, despite

oppressive impressions

 

Growing

under the cool shade

of tall trees, suffocating

without realizing

like mice, trapped in the wall

Dusty, and cramped

forever following

the light of life

inevitably, falling

like the warm rain

drizzling, summer's night

warm, dark, and cool

refreshing water

 

Back in the forest

smelling the wet dirt

inhabiting the air, everywhere

stepping on the fallen

wet berries

popping

the little noises, gushing

open, like a water balloon

streaming down

the side of my face

 

Red

like fire, warm

But messy, leaving

behind a trail

Crimson Red

running down the creek

Copper water

the taste of life

and death

awaiting the seasons' turn

 

My hand in yours

all the night

all the while, the spinning

stops, the earth stands still

your shadow, covering me

like a lunar eclipse

darkening, silently

 

Then

I collapse, into

warm branches, desperately

holding me close

like a fallen bird, feathers

entangled in its own wings

the healing touch of nature, like

mother, warm and loving

the earth stops, the sun

rises, the moon, sets

 

Lying here, in the dew

of the lawn, comfy

like a meadow, in

your arms, concussed

but conscious

 

I see you, finally

your teary eyes

your sudden smile

I love you