Storm Expression

A breeze touches my body
Somewhere between firm and softly
To let me know that
It's almost time
When emotion threatens to overtake me
I run to a quiet place
To hide
And find solace in the air
It's fresh but I know that soon
A storm will come for me
And this time, there's no avoiding it
Can't run for cover now
Because the one responsible for this weather is me

Here I am mostly frozen
My lips are sealed but
My fingers won't stop talking
Through my silence I have a voice
My hands are softer than my words now
Emotional tides rise
And pour out of my eyes
Causing a flood, a torrential downpour
Oxygen, I'm always searching for more
Drowning in heavy rain
While thunderous knocks pound my brain

And the beat in my heart
Is tearing me apart
With a vigorous rhythm that pulsates my body
As lightning strikes to shock me
Back into the reality that exists here
Flash! I'm back
And inner voices are screaming!
They reveal the things that I'm dreaming
They won't shut up about events I've tried to suppress
Because now it's time to express

And let it all go
Just stop
And watch
As emotion turns from drips to drops
Just let it flow
Because my heart has carried this pain far too long
And I have to keep going until it's gone
You need to feel weak before you can grow strong
Tsunamis of emotion, bring it on
Because I have the endurance to stay alive
And I know I can survive
Commotion eventually subsides

If I let the storm pick me up high
And throw me down
The wind will carry me to another place in time
To turn me around
I will move towards the sky
Above I will fly
My heart will not die
All I need to do is cry
Not question why
And let this storm pass me by

My eyes will soon dry with the sun
As it casts its rays of light upon me
Painting a rainbow in my soul
Making me glow
With a warmth that shines as if I were a pot of gold
And I'll smile
Knowing that I am not special, just human
But I feel good because
I've made it through the storm
Once again
And I'm at the top of the world
Not the end
I lifted the weight off of my own chest
Because I created this storm to help me express