You remind me of nighttime storms,
blooming light across the sky.
Before you, silence crawled beneath my skin.

You remind me of distant horizons
above the sea—
one eye, beginning to an end;
the other, endless tide.

Wearing each other’s shadows,
stirring meadows,
pouring rain,
lifting ocean into the air.

That’s when we laugh and walk.
That’s when we sit and talk.

You remind me of flames
I cannot take my eyes off of—
warmth that you are,
glow that enfolds your soul.

Only nothing says never,
with You, burning forever.