A Lover's Storm

Yours words strike hard,
Echoing through my being,
Etched forever across my heart,
Bringing forth this maelstrom of emotions,

Utter confusion of my soul,
No longer do I know which way is up,
Nor do I know which way is out,
I struggle against the current of life

This current dragging me under,
Thrashing my body hard against ground,
Again it lifts my broken body,
And my head breaks the surface.

Desperately I gasp for love,
Filling my lungs with its warmness,
But to quickly the loneliness follows,
I cough trying to expel this unwanted pang.

My lungs ache as again I am plunged under,
Surrounded again am I by this void,
Broken and cold I’m dragged further in,
So immense is my desire to fill my lungs,

My body no longer able to hold in this pang,
This pang of loneliness,
It tries to expel this feeling,
Rushing out with it the last of my love,

Empty of love my lungs gasp,
Filling with darkness, I close my eyes,
I hear only the crunch of my body,
My body flailing wildly in fear,

Wishing with all my might to stop this turmoil,
My arms desperately searching for something,
Moving them only adding to the crunching,
My desire succumbs to the inevitable...

My body beaten,
My will decimated,
My mind numb,
I drift…