The Natural Disaster of Love

i want love
like a wild fire-
spread over me
quickly
through me
burning
i want the heat
of it
to quicken my
pulse
...but i don't want to get
burned...

i want the
intensity
but not
the
end
result

i want love
like river rapids
take me under
flow forever
no time to
think
no time to
act
just impulses
and
instincts
...but i don't want to
drown...

i want the
intensity
but not
the
end
result

i got love
like a tornado
made my world
spin
until i was dizzy
with the simple
idea
of you
knocked the wind
out of me
made me helpless
to defend myself
left my sanity
in shambles
and scattered
over
miles
left me not near enough to
l i v e
off of
but enough to eventually rebuild

i walked into this
tornado
fearless
thinking i could
handle
it
and i loved with the destructiveness
of hurricanes
but it
wasn't
enough

it wasn't enough


oh yes,
i got the intensity i craved


but i got torn to pieces



in the


process
...