1456) Petrichor
Foggy bank on gloomy shores
The bank clawing at unsure moors
Floodlights bright against the plains
Where flowers wilt, where all life wanes
Sunlight starved through unclear skies
Over fields of bones and clouds of flies
A fairy steps across the realm
To enchant the land, to cast her spell
She takes my hand, she brims with light
The flesh renewed, free from plight
As flowers bloom, the fog retreats
Skies of cerulean, the plains replete
Lips and cheek, dispel the doom
Land once flayed, now I bloom
She walks through my smog and toil
Turns tar pit wells to fertile soil
I follow now, to stay by her side
With fingertips of glittering butterflies
Despite the detritus of my psyche
She calls me beautiful, and claims I'm knightly
She has my sword, I'll be her shield
Against any world which would have her yield
She watches me in periphery
Her eyes meet mine, sweet syncope
Although I'm an untended garden
Of eroded earth left to harden
My seeds are dry, my roots all parched
In endless melancholy, marched
Through landmine fields with hands of blood
Swimming in lakes with a stomach of rum
Yet she remains sweet, never seeks to admonish
My monstrous hands, in hers, look harmless
Your fingers in mine, my atoms all soar
Here I bloom, again, again and once more
Opening an oven, I watch her hair float
My voice stammers, breath caught in my throat
In simple motions she defies the shroud
I thought my heart damned, is this really allowed?
Her laughter like petals, her hums are my hymn
Her gaze is arresting, I wait at her whim
Her dreams are my own, can I see them come true?
Won't you keep this once-cataract heart that you have subdued
Rely on me when you can, don't place me in a sheath
Let me share in your grin, see your gums and your teeth
Your eyes meet mine, you held it there
My body lifting, as if raised in prayer
In my barren soil, you bring fresh rain
You are the spring that washes away bane
In the sun shower skies, you're all I adore
I hold you near, my tender petrichor
My feet sprouting leaves to breathe in your light
Floral fields exploding with giddy delight
A night spent with a razor blade voice
Amidst my clenched fists it's not even a choice
A psychedelic spin through a realm of unreal
I will do anything to get you through the ordeal
A lockbox opened, a finger wears oaths
I won't let you suffer, you're never alone
Through laughter and tears, your palm hits your head
I pull it aside, you said I wish I was dead
You're never a bother, you're not something small
You're the sun and the stars, oh, bug, you're it all
Your presence is grace, a gift to the earth
How can I make you believe in my word?
My fingertips explore your collar bones, exposed
Your paranoia gnawing while you descend from the dose
Your breathing is precious, each one I will hold
You grab my hand and bring me in close
As if in explanation, and here I am
You know that's not true, you're the reason I stand
My flowers all sprout, you're who I call home
My nourished soul without tar pits or bones
This is my purpose now, to remain
I'll bloom beside you, each and everyday
