Thursday, July 3, 2014

How Long

How long will love flow like the ocean in me? 
How many tears are left to fill it over and over 
Keep it rushing faithfully 
Senselessly 
Shamelessly 
Predictably 
To you 

How long will my heart be controlled by the moon 
Doing what damage to those who build too close 
It wants, raging dutifully 
Ruthlessly 
Unapologetically 
Inevitably 
For you 

How long will I wait for you to walk my sands 
That were once immortal unbreakable stone
I'm always here, replacing tirelessly 
Impossibly 
Undauntedly 
Amazingly 
The past 
With you 

Write your name in me. 

(c) Colleen Lloyd 
Just now 
Hurricane, Utah 
for Jonathan Garfield