your initial form was ice.
i only knew how to slip and slide
while you solely stood steadily.
as i slowed down to reach out
you took a step forward
and together we began the basics
discovering how warming
an encouraging smile could be.
the greatest mistake was melting you
for rising heat only revealed
the endless waters of the sea.
waves building up ever so slowly
then crashing down all at once.
and it always angered me
how much power you had.
the ability to clear an entire shoreline
drowning broken shells into your dreary abyss.
as time passed on
the raging fire only spread.
the flames never scorched me
but it boiled you to a steam.
you fleeted to freedom in the atmosphere
while my soles found themselves
glued to the solid terrain beneath.
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gypsophila
Poetrya collection of my thoughts, which are about just everything and anything.
