The Tempest

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My life has been a storm

Turbulent winds

Followed with gentle rain

Me in the eye of it all

Affected only as much as I allow myself to be


Other storms have come

Clashing against mine

Roaring thunder

Piercing winds

Crackling darkness

Living thorns

And a blazing, snarling golden fire


I sing to calm them

The water that connects us all

I feel a connection with

Even though the rain

Is the largest storm we ever faced


You are different


The winds howl instead of pierce

Your storm pushes back against the shadows

A hurricane of darkness

That it seems my home must now face


You are not just a storm however

You keep it inside yourself

As you do most everything

Save your kindness


I have seen so much of you

Your drawings

The way you are loved by those you love

Your gentle caution in words

The times you slip and show exhaustion

Your eye for beauty

And I know that there is so much more to see


My life is storms

I know this to be true

And know it always will be

I don't love the storms

But am blessed by the fact

That they brought you to me

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