ethereal
poem about the palpable and beautiful reality of true love
our love feels magically ethereal;
the emotions you invoke are visceral;
i’ve lived my entire life in denial;
that i’m anything but skin, bones, and bile;
i’ve spent an abundance of days and nights;
with my mind rejecting the thought of lights;
i spent the majority of my years;
drowning in a puddle of my own tears;
that i neglected to see any beauty;
until i met you, and you accepted me;
i used to hone in on constant self-destruction;
until logical thinking escaped abduction;
ethereal, delicate;
patient, compassionate;
i crave your comfort everyday;
but i’m scared of you walking away;
i’m scared of abandonment, so i’ll push you out first;
sometimes it feels as if my fate has always been cursed;
although i’m not sure why i feel like i deserve pain;
i’m not sure how you change the chemistry of my brain;
you’ve allowed me to embrace the sensation of hope;
the pattern of balance is now in an upward slope;
prior to loving you, i assumed i’d be alone;
but you embraced my flaws and i adjusted your tone;
you shifted my perspective on life drastically;
the relief i feel when i choose to live candidly;
is the authenticity that i have wished to feel;
and all i’ve wanted is for happiness to be real;
ethereal, delicate;
patient, compassionate;
i crave your comfort everyday;
but i’m scared of you walking away;
i’m not sure why i’ve felt the need to push you out;
despite your true efforts to abolish my doubt;
you know that i love you and i know you love me;
so why am i always seeking out agony;
when you entered my life, i had an epiphany;
that i didn’t know the wonders of mere company;
i had been fixated on familiarity;
of the constant trend of others’ insincerity;
that i couldn’t fathom or grasp my reality;
that you have provided significant clarity;
by skewing my thoughts more toward rationality;
and i just want to thank you for believing in me;
and for all of my attributes i finally see;
if it weren’t for you, i’d probably still be deep;
in the hole of misery, and the climb up is steep;
but you would never allow me to remain that low;
instead, you supported me and loved to watch me grow;
and you’ve consistently made sure that i always know;
that my beauty is ethereal, i’ve got that glow;
that drew you in the first place, we never took it slow;
the romantic tension is bound to overflow;
and we gave it a chance to blow it up with a boom;
but we chose to watch as our love continues to bloom;
ethereal, delicate;
patient, compassionate;
i crave your comfort everyday;
i’m not scared of you walking away;
i love when you prove to me all the time;
that if i accept it, love isn’t a climb.
About the Creator
zoe frenchman
I’m Zoe, I’m 21, and I’m an aspiring writer, filmmaker, musician, & mental health advocate. I’m a poet and content writer currently enrolled in the Creative Writing BFA program at Full Sail U!
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