Only once did it take to lock my heart forever to yours; our passion abandoned due to a cause neither of us wanted to fight. Blinded by bullets, blizzards, time ticked on. Trails of you leaving were quickly blown away into snowdrifts, my dreams, my starving desire. That kiss was not to be our last; I will never stop believing you will wander home before the hearth grows empty, enter my bed with your inner battle won. In sleep I see your eyes ice blue, your lashes heavy, pelleted by the storm within; I am inside you and see that each footstep you take is cautious, though your toes are black, your face raw from the brutal winds, each print brings you closer to me. I am your guiding light, your angel whipping sunlight toward you, claiming you to this cracking heart. When I wake, brittle, hungry, tasting you still, I wrap all I can find to warm me and make one last fire. I search for sustenance, anything to keep me steadfast, ready to see you stumbling through the opening of the forest, in whatever pieces you are in, I will heal you, over and over again. I find the vodka you left for your return. I hesitate to open it as it could further your journey. I am ravenous and lie down by the fire, falling back into my polar dreams where our hearts are pressed together pumping life into each other. Your chest is bare, my love.
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Comments (16)
Wow ROCK this is really good! Sad and beautiful in a way that tugs at the heart. There’s power in it too, I really love the sense that the one who is waiting has the power to heal the lovers wounds through sheer force of will and love.
I'm so not convinced that heart is locked forever! Beautifully written.
Beautiful!
So packed with emotion. Bur fie! Is it you I see walking, staggering towards me in yon forest. You are alive, my heart sings, i run to meet you, the vodka cooling as I draw nearer. Hoping you don't drop dead before we reach the warmth of the house. So cool.
Hauntingly heartwarming in the saddest bittersweet-est way. Labour of love indeed <3
Awww...this was so sweet, and had me thinking about the special people in our lives.
This was sooooo emotional! I freaking loved it!
Lovely!
And should my steps fail before reaching thine, know that our hearts shall still forever entwine & be warmed. Beautiful, evocative.
Ah, relationships! We always yearn for them, and this is a beautiful example of how they play out sometimes. Lovely, ROCK!
OH MY I felt this in my soul
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Oh my. This is so beautiful, yet so mournful. Well done.
In sleep I see your eyes ice blue, your lashes heavy, pelleted by the storm within.....WOW, this Great entry
This is a great entry.
Beautiful!