The World Is Quiet Here

way a bird takes its first flight

You took me by storm Swept into my life in a whirl of whipping winds, Threatening whatever Structure of a life stood with your persistent presence

And oh,    did       you         rain.

             Hard. No umbrella could shelter me I had no choice But to let you fall upon me Drop by drop Until you saturated        every        last        inch        of me.

Me encantó cada gota de lluvia

We crashed into each other As heightened waves might meet at an angry sea Unrelenting and unapologetic You swallowed me whole, I was left gasping for air Clutching at the stillness of the shore

But,    I savored every moment     of the storm that reminded my   Bones how to move my muscles to flex my mind to wonder and my heart    to float above the chaos. 

It takes some of the spin out all the dizzying things, takes some of the weight off my shoulders, loosens the mind, sooths the soul.

you could see the holes where her

skin has begun to peel, 

exposing the fragile frame underneath

nothing but nails and rotted wood

loosely held together by faith 

covering the carved bones and 

muscles that have atrophied

listen for the creak creak in her steps

and clunk in her chest when she

inhales into her metallic heart

desperately grasping,reaching

I wanted to protect them from the bruises, keep them all on dry land while i steered the boat away from the maelstrom but i couldn't tell the bites and the stings and the scorching sand would get them anyway

and when finally drenched and beaten,  I knelt to put them on  my shoulders, my spine crushed and feet swelling but ready to run