In silence she came unto my bedside Sleepy were my thoughts Churning and jumbled Yet aware That I could reach out and touch her
Still, her presence I denied No I will not hear you! With fervor she persisted As did my lack of acceptance
Burst forth a dam of recognition And resignation Released from within my loitering depths; Her advantage Within moments Her power unleashed In the beat of one's heart in panic And confusion
Mine!
With fury she came about me Mastering my mind Entering my soul with hers Fear not she conveyed
Limbs shuddering As an object bound for flight Yet body grounded in vibration Chest heaving with her thunder, Gasping in disbelief Turbulence engulfed me As she tried to take me Fly with me! Her intentions forced stark Reality
I shall show you far beyond Your earth, your moon, your stars, Places of wonder Where I have journeyed Let me take you there
No storm dare mime her violence I felt her burning desire to lead me Lift me not! I cried without sound For I fear my life will end Should I follow your path And furious strength of will
Although I fought for focus And balance of the spirit which No longer was mine I fast became the smallest particle In a void of time Insignificant breathless creature Helpless as her essence drained My struggling lungs of trembling air
Fly with me! Again her demand But I could not Perhaps I did not want to Perhaps I feared But truly I believed In a heart that had been broken With loss
For most precious as she had been To me in life. Had I followed her that night Surely mine would have ended
As hers had months before
And as sudden as her arrival Was her departure. She must have understood I could not taste for a moment The glory of her new world, for In that same beat of a heart in panic She set me free
