You are the someone I have been looking for,
and the reason why it rains, nine times out of ten,
while I’m sleeping.
If I wept,
I know that your sleeves would keep me
from weeping;
if I dreamt,
I know that your rain
would keep me sleeping.
I awake weaving
an apology for our love.
You are everything I have ever looked for in love.
You are the blanket that never falls off me
in a cold night,
like a sweet voice in song
or prayers sung.
Keep it from moving
from me, keep it on.
I am weaving these dreams to dance on water
like the rain dances on sidewalks.
They are prayers that keep us strong
in our love,
keep me strong.
I wake,
but in this night hold me right
with your song.
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bet you wanted me to be pissed you took down four. too bad for you i already had it hidden away because i expected your capricious nature to result in something like wiping away a piece of your writing
this one is pretty short. i almost feel as if the writing isn’t quite as intimate as the others, like you’re at more of a distance. there’s less of a “rumble” to this one — i noticed the others include more about vibrations, etc.
but i am in love with that second-to-last stanza, and that makes up for a lot of ways that i’m otherwise taking out my anger on you for getting rid of movement 4.
You’re right, I keep emotion on the surface in this poem. Does that really make it impersonal? I felt the depth achieved on the other poems were taking away from the art of poetry, as if I was manipulating it to say everything I wanted to say, rather than saying everything with a few lines.
Also, I accidentally liked my own post. I seem like a pompous douche. Let me know how to “unlike” a post if you know how.
Thanks for reading.