Like The Weather Then


Oh let love be like the weather then
Sometimes the sun itself
sometimes like a cat
lying on the pavement in the summer
Too close to the fire in the winter
Let love be like the sun then
I will not spontaneously combust


Let love be like the wind
when it is warm and gentle
and also when it is cold
and my cheeks blush pink
as it kisses my neck
dancing with the leaves on the street
Let love be like the wind
a cat playing with a leaf


Let love be a winter storm
beating against the windows
Sometimes safe and sometimes trapped
Let it be passion, let it be intense
Let it be gentle, let it go on forever
so that I am nearly bored
and blame it for my boredom


Let love be like the snow
respectully cold and beautiful
perfect and wisely winter
a warm coat for sleeping flowers
and the air
the air as crisp as chocolate


And let love be like the early spring
when it breaks through in infinite blossoms
forcing its way out of unexistence
and you can feel its power
and it is what it is when it is
and there's no holding onto it
and no holding it back



~XineAnn