Vertigo Eyes
Standing at the precipice of hope,
these retinal denials
gazed into the misty, crystal waterfall
I had no secure peer of rappelling rope
tied to a waste modesty lifestyle
Unsure of the plunge into the pulsing roar of the call
Survivor guilt
from a recent whirlwind
passion tilt,
left me dashed upon the rocks of despair
Jagged pining pierced my pulmonary fears,
vulnerable tears
tossed to the tumultuous wind
Loneliness was such an empty sound,
so disquieting
Gathering my gypsy courage,
I trekked
to the uppermost region of solitude ...
And stood in the Amazon predawn shade,
with the other doves of the mourning
Where a rainforest chorus of yearning was made
There, at the edge of diffidence,
I saw a vision
of rare beauty regal flutter by ...
and we met eye to eye
Two jilted birds of lost paradise
gave a twin joyous cry
Harmonious tears lifted to the rainbow sky
In the space of a heartbeat,
the free-falling effect of commitment
pushed me
over the twinkling edge —
Transforming wary doubt to unconditional hope
Now, my aorta desires has vertigo eyes,
as a fiery lifetime of love
was revealed to me in a frozen instant
of pure ecstasy
This inner aurora fire lights a giddy sunrise
Aorta desires always have vertigo eyes
A leap of faith has given my heart
new life,
and the fear of falling in love again
has died
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2018
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