Rainbow and Sun

I speak to you in parables In this idiomatic riddle filled way Because I fear the blunt effect Of being plain spoken I saw the rainbow and the sun In the words they uttered I felt the hot breath of certainty In the rise of the collective sigh I sensed the rich aroma of promise In the feasts of their colorful fiesta I saw you fall for the poetry In the juxta-positioning of words In the lyrical simplicity of their promise In the elegant catch phrases of victory The swift ascent of their ambitions Caught in the undergarments of our shame Embarrassed by the exposure You chose to wait and wait And you sang and sang Laughed the bitter ironic laughter Composed elegy and dirge Prepared for the next upheaval