human emotion is a complex thing;
it is dangerous
yet kind,
it is powerful
yet soft,
it is everything
and nothing.
it is the pain of the words
“i miss you”,
deeper than oceans
and sharper than ice,
like a blade against my heart
as i watched you leave.
and it is the rush of the words
“i love you”,
like the flood of the tides
and the blow of summer wind,
like lightning over my skin
as i watched you come home.
many years have i considered
while awaiting your arms,
your chest,
your lips,
your being;
missing the burn that melted the freeze,
fearing the freeze that smothered the burn.
but
human emotion is not one thing;
it exists in multiples for everyone:
the fire
and the flood,
the crave
and the longing;
those are not solo, but exist in duet.
everything
and nothing,
the burn
and the freeze,
the luminosity that i learned
in loving
you.
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