Raging rivers flow through me
Threatening to tear me apart
I trust in but one thing to thwart that which would consume me
Only you can quell the battle within
With arms wrapped tight around me
Waves crash upon the rocky shore
I know I am safe
And soon, like the passing of millennia
Jagged edges submit, leaving behind precious sand
Thunder crashes and lightning streaks through the sky
Storm clouds loom, dark and pressing
My mind fills
It surrounds me
Then, your voice, a reprieve
Rain to scorched earth, I absorb you
When the tempest has passed,
Stars shine bright, unencumbered in the heavens
I feel you in the cool rustle of breeze through the trees
You may not be with me, but I feel you ever-present beside me
A dancing leaf, a bending bough
You welcome me
Your very existence soothes me
You bring me quiet and serenity
You are my secret calm
And though I can never tell you
I trust you may already know
I 🖤 this line in the poem: Jagged edges submit, leaving behind precious sand – 👏🏾
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