I AM

I am the man
who climbs the endless stairs
to doors that slam
with eternal defiance

I am the soul
within the wind
listen and hear me move
hear me as I shake the branches gently
as I kiss the leaves
and they whisper softly in return
hear me as I crash the waves
in anger
as I sift the myriad sands
in playful discontent

Mine are the arms of trees
mine are the eyes of stars
mine is the heart
that bleeds within the sky at dawn
that wanders lonely
in a mist of clouds by night

You are the cove
in which the dove of peace
has sheltered
you are the waves
I crash upon the shore
you are the sands I move
the branches I embody
the leaves that rustle
and are comforted

Ours are the tears
that fall like rain
that merge and mingle
within the chalice of our love

(Collage by Carlton)
© Carlton Carr 2013
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