raincity

it's almost night on the Tyrrhenian Sea 

homes glow like stars on the cliffside

and waves of green lap against the side of the boat

there is a storm approaching,

and clouds of deep gray,

there is something about those eyes that kept me chained to this love

for they seemed to be the first that I couldn't see right through

as if rather than a window to your soul

they were a wall. 

a symphony of saxophone and jazzy drums plays

for a crowd of men in wide collared shirts and women in boxy dresses

in their hands are drinks

martinis and manhattans 

with glistening ice cubes inside their glasses

we're so close. 

I am wrapped in the touch of another 

suspended in a state of contentment

and soft safety. 

the lights in my room are warm

and in the mirror 

where the soft grass meets the sea

is where you'll find her

for eternity now. 

young and alive in vivid shades

of every color