Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed, the clouds gave up
rain waters ran down the hill
A swell swallowed sounds
And then!
When everything was swept away
In the valley of tear cleansed eyes
I saw you

Talking
As if hopping on the carelessly placed stones
We crossed the river of night
I imagined Venus drawing a star streak
A silver colored skip rope
I skipped a breath,
a heartbeat,
a night
I was in love and love was in hope
That it could skip anything
Including reality
I saw Dawn itching to paint the sky red
And then!
When the phone line went dead
In a moment of silence
I heard you

Wavering after waving you goodbye
Desire compelled me to look back
But you were gone
I remembered my childhood
Catching a butterfly
One timeless moment of togetherness
Of the captive and the captivated
And the gift of iridescent wing dust
Imprinted on my hands

Strolling aimlessly on an unknown road,
I was lost in reverie
And then!
When I saw iridescent dream dust floating in open eyes
Flouting the rules of broad day light
I realized
I touched you

April 14, 2007