Love, it's a Dream

Love, It’s a Dream By JessicaRae95

 

Twinkling lights

Flicker in windows of buildings

Punctuating the darkness

With light

They blink like eyes of wisdom

In the face of a sage

And sparkle

Like the diamond of a crown

He sits and watches them

The wind ruffling the cloak

Of burgundy that warmed his shoulders

He sat In regal silence

Not daring to bless the world

With his speech

He watches

They go out like lit candles

Touched by the whisper of wind

And he waits

For when their glow dissipates

It is replaced

By the greater lights from above

Twinkling in never ending glory

Above a world

That does not appreciate their gift

The light

That burns over mankind

With a steadiness

That is not diminished by their small size

They reflect In the eyes of their watcher

Glittering sparks In the darkness of his gaze

He was alone

Perched on the cornice of a window

Watching the universe rotate around him

In silent appreciation

of its acceptance

A world of stars whirling and blending

Sending light

To the world they towered over

“They are beautiful,” she spoke softly

His eyes left the glitter above

And turned

To the treasure beside him

“So are you.”

His voice a growl in the darkness

But gentle

With years of sorrow in it’s kindness

“You are to kind.”

Her response was meant to be light

But she meant it.

He knew it and bowed his head

Upon his cloak and sighed

“As are you.”

He admitted, knowing her reserve

Was this something they wanted to continue?

“That’s why it is love.”

 She spoke, using that word

That painful, biting word

That silently was twisting their hearts together

No matter how they fought

To contain it

The universe was determined T

o put them together

Like fire and ice

And earth and sky

Trouble sought to rip them

As far apart as it could

But their hands clasped in darkness

Perched above the city

Held fate’s cruel hand at bay and they smiled

No matter how bitter

That time wanted to be

It could not stop them from loving

For it had created them

And set them free with their first breath

To make decisions in their lives

No matter how bad or good

So they chose

Chose to accept the gift they were given

Love, it was called

But they called it a dream

That would make it less permanent In case it fell through

But they knew

When

Or if

The dream fell

In the darkness

They would be falling too.