BLOWN AWAY

I can but love you from afar, my star;
I am but human.

She was blown away when you mentioned love.
She hadn’t read you right.
And when you mentioned that commitment word,
She couldn’t see the light.

Then, there she was, floating upon the wind
And talking to a dove.
Her feet haven’t touched the ground, she stays aloof,
She seems to like it there.

Her love seemed strongly grounded like a tree,
Yet friendly to the breeze.

Her fascination could quite wear you right out
Because you love too much.

The story of your future, you scatter like seeds of grain,
You know you’ve lost control but you cannot organize your brain.

Love tears you quite apart, it scatters all your cells,
You’re giddy as a cat with nip, your silly really tells.

You don’t care a whit, you’ll chase this whirlwind everywhere
It goes, until it swirls and eddies and finally lands quite whole.
At your feet, right there.

You’ll kiss the scattered atoms, you’ll capture every dream,
Shout your love above the wind, your devotion you will scream.
Yeah.

What care you if they call you quite insane
You’re so in love with her?

But wait! From her lofty heights, she can plainly see
How much in love you are.

So now the atoms, she collects them up,
And finally sees you.

Now together you dance upon the breeze…
And now, how the world does envy you.

–H. W. Bryce

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