Valentine's Day poem for my love

Our love is like

Our love is like ..

Standing on a precipice

Feeling the rush of wind

From the depths below

Sometimes hot and arid

Sometimes moist and cool

Feeling the dizziness of the height

Yet, with my feet planted

Firmly on the ground

Living in the feeling

Of being swept up at any moment

Our love is like ..

The firm ground

At the edge of the abyss

It gives no hint of letting go

To the yawning cavern

Beckoning just below

Feeling the rock steady

The feeling of knowing it is there

And knowing it will be there

Should one jump

It will be there to land upon

Our love is like ..

Taking a walk

As walking is falling and catching

Lift one leg and fall forward

At the last moment

Catch yourself

Then do it again .. and again

Daily, over and over

I fall for you

I lean in the future

And before I fall

Our love catches me once more

Our love is like ..

Standing in a raging river

Pushing and buffeting

Constant threats

Of overflowing the banks

And sweeping me away

I can fight the current

Or I can go with the flow

The truth is somewhere in the middle

As I take our love wherever I go

And it takes me wherever it goes

Our love is like ..

Living in a volcano

Sometimes smoldering

Sometimes erupting

Sometimes smoke and ash

Sometimes liquid heat

Our passion burns

Sometimes just below the surface

Sometimes blindingly bright

Sometimes in smoky eyes

Sometimes in the simplest touch

Our love is like ..

A heart breaker

A soul mender

A life lifter

A hope carrier

A joy giver

Our love is like ..

Indescribable

In every way

On every day

And still we try

I love you, TJ

Ron Simpson, Jr

February 10, 2010

For Valentine’s Day