Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Photo post. Source: Hurricane Hunter

Before we met, you were unsinkable. A floating mass surging with power; you sailed like the ocean was made to carry you. We collided like you calculated your four day journey to find me, ignoring all the warnings. 37 seconds elapsed before we locked lips like traveling lovers and it felt like you were on your way out again. That was all it took for you to be wounded enough to sink, taking parts…

She always thought that she could have been a pianist; The way her fingers fluttered like feathers. She saw herself right in the centre of a half lit stage; A Black dress, her hair elegantly knotted, and a spotlight on her face – streaming light from a high window. But there was no audience. Sometimes she would play the metal bars like a harp, and danced herself breathless. All the songs she sang…

Let’s get lost among the thoughts of oceans and skies, and the limitlessness of them all. Find a way to sail them both, even if just in a lullaby. We close our eyes and jump – weightless; Our limbs carried by all the tints of blue, and all the shades in-between so seamless. Try to figure out why clouds are so lucky; Having the ability to travel high and low, To be filled with anger, but always…

It didn’t happen as slow as I thought it would. It felt like seconds, and then all of a sudden, the lights burned brighter; the field bigger than when I first set foot on it. All of a sudden, the sky emptied itself onto us in the form of gold dust and the rush of the noise danced with my eardrums; it couldn’t keep up with my heartbeat. All at once, worry abandoned us – floated away on the backs…

I was meant for simpler things. Ocean mists, wind in sails, sunlit water, moonlit trails. You were meant for city things. Rush hour traffic, the crowded streets, smokey evenings, and midnight parties. You don’t like reading poetry. We are opposite sides of the spectrum, me and you; We dance to different marching tunes. I’m terribly sorry for the suspense, but I think you and I should just be…