ANGEL

Shaft of light

shining through darkness

Swirling winds

driving away dark clouds

Lashing rains

cooling the parched earth

Angel from the sky

driving away despair

“When storms gathered

blotting out the sun

You vanished never to return

with no hope in the horizon”

“Always with you

I was your shadow

Blinded by sights yonder

you lost sight of here and now”

YOU

Cascading water drops wipe the pane clear

Flashes of light streak across the sky

Gusts of wind swirl through the leaves

Homecoming birds drive askew bewildered

Memories of a face reflected in the drops

Wind fury resuscitates the mind’s recesses

Ominous clap of thunder imitates your rage

Lashing spears of rain tear at the heart

Nature’s fury unbinds boundless forces

Threatening to smother, engulf, overwhelm

Sucking life out of living moments

Leaves in me a you-shaped vacuum.