Connections

I'm terrified of the smokey, black sky
The lights drifting in this boundless sea
There is no moon tonight
And I tremble at the slightest breath of wind

You are at rest, back to the gravel
No fear in your open, reflective eyes, gazing
Up into the familiar sky
Your hands are so still, so quiet, so soft, like you

Peeking out from their curtain of darkness
Slowly, I spy the brilliant stars
My heart quiets in my chest
My being realizes something I cannot fathom

We will live longer than even those ancient stars
They die before the endless soul
Why fear being so close?
I will make my place, lying here underneath them

Warmth fills my palm, a shock bounces up my arm
Arching all over my chest-I don't breath-
I told you being up here is dangerous
So close to the electricity that brings us light

Connections need no words, you remark
Your laugh is gentle, your whole being a mystery
We don't need to understand
The stars are smiling at me, I can feel it

The long moments drag by in the muggy air
The gravel is painful, but it doesn't matter
I could touch the stars, you know
Peace never felt so near, sorrow so far

Let us forget our previous selves today, can we?
With the sky above and the world beneath
The essence of this feeling is love
All of the words you say with your mouth shut

I laugh again at the weather reports and cancellations
No destiny is planned around a fortune teller
And her off-beat predictions
So why do we hide from rain before it even falls?

Do you mind if I stay by your side a little while?
Filled with these questions, your eyes dance
You hold my hand
I smile at this world and this night, and I smile at you.

-Argentia Krystofel

3/25/14 at 1:54 PM