Nature's Naivety
What would you say if I told you,
that I need you?
That every memory of you,
casts a shadow on this moment.
What would you do,
If I reached into the sun
and pulled down the light.
Showed you that
it had no comparison
to what I see in your eyes.
Could you believe it?
I’m in the dark without
your essence.
I find promise in
the prospect of
your comfort.
I just hope it’s
Not another dream
Shedding its skin,
Waiting for its moment
To cast out its beauty
And become another
Failure.
I’m not sure if I
could take it.
Knowing that the
sun could fall
at any moment,
makes a flower
want to grow
elsewhere.
Is this the way of
the world today?
Fickle beauty grows
under incandescent
light fixtures that whisper
lies into the ears of
nature’s naivety.
What will become
of us if we can never
make it real?
We’re standing underneath
the stare of false hope,
and expecting it to not
wrinkle our skin.
-James Kelley 2011©
Copyright © James Kelley | Year Posted 2014
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