KALEIDOSCOPE   


the glow of your love....                     
a candle to lead me                                 
out of my darkness.                              
the radiance of your smile                   
a key to release me                                    
from the cell i locked myself in                   
the sound of your voice                              
the music to accompany                                
the lyrics my soul has composed                      
gazing at the future                               
a kaleidoscope of images               
blazing with color                           
my past fades to black and white                     
drowning in a sea of cliche                        
searching for metaphoric liferafts               
in this ocean where you and i drift              
ever deeper into each other                   
i can't find the right romantic lines            
to adequately express the way i feel              
i search for the words to bridge this ocean        
and am frustrated when "i love you" falls            
far short of the opposite coast                          
these words, these feelings have                        
been conveyed before and were suitable                      
but the feelings,                                
the strength,                                        
the power,                                           
the confidence,                
can no longer be symbolized by       
these three words                                         
if thunderclouds could feel,                              
i imagine the power they would know            
shattering the nightime silence with            
a deafening roar, lighting up the darkness. 
if the winter sky knew emotion,                       
i would know the peace, the beauty                     
of the snow as it gently makes it's way                     
to the ground brightening everything it touches   
listening to the wind whisper through the trees,     
i wish that it could speak            
and tell me what i already know 
how wonderful it is to be        
so certain of the direction it was going 
i feel all of these things    
and wish there were some way  
i could sum it up in a few words 
to let you know....       
until i do, it will have to suffice to know 
that i do feel this                                         
and that i love you so very much.

Rob Pierce


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