Just something I wrote to express my feelings about love. Feedback is greatly appreciated. |
There were a few shards of sun left over In the church parking lot Where I used to walk-- Where the grass snuggled up Against the curb And the shadows moved like Cross-shaped sunset messengers. I used to think about you During those times of Natural, flickering beauty Between silhouettes of cherry leaves And the silence of pavement light. You were a yearned-for presence That stirred the dirt under my feet When I whirled, on a whim, And danced ballroom style with you As my schoolbag slapped my shoulder And the Holy Spirit peeked through A darkened church window. My desires were written so clearly In the church parking lot Till the sun took them away at dusk To the world's underside. There were only tarmac shadows The day you told me you loved me. I floated high, distant from that place Where I'd danced on a wave of fancy. The cross was tiny like a fallen crow-- Then it was nowhere to be seen. I am not a religious person But I return to the church parking lot To catch glass-blown pieces of sun In my delicate eyes. I will blind myself to your love So I may wander there again, Oblivious. |