Avalanche
Avalanche
The thunderous force of love, unsuspecting and sudden,
Ripped through me with the force of an avalanche.
Sending me reeling and buried in its icy aftermath.
Pinned to the ground with labored breath,
The weight of the world pressing on me in both scope and breadth.
I am lost under the blinding white weight of this emotional morass.
A small part of me Hoping that reason will soon come to pass
But I close my eyes and I see your face
And a smile warms me and grows as the chill fades without a trace.
I am transported back in time; The familiar scent, familiar touch, and familiar taste.
And love explodes within and lays the ice to waste.
In the soft dim evening shades of that quiet street,I collapsed under the unexpected force of our emotional embrace.
The three words came rushing out.
I had not planned it then but I saw your cascading black curls framing your beautiful face.
Did you feel it too? Years of insecurity gave me doubt.
I couldn’t be sure. How could it be now in this time and in this place?
How could hours slip by so fast?
Why couldn’t I make it last?
What treachery the fates bestow;
A victim of time and love lost and senseless emotional baggage in tow.
And here I lay cold and alone, buried in emotion,
Powerless under the weight.
My mind trained on a single thought,
a simple silhouette on a dim street , a decades old familiar laugh,
a sweet voice from a distant past, an unrequited love that never left,
a soul mate for the ages that was always known , forever there but never placed, the greatest love a man can have
But here I lay ,love bereft.
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Copyright © Augie Latorre | Year Posted 2019
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