Metamorphosis

And the sun rose…giving way to rays of new beginnings
Like butterflies shedding their cocoon…
Flapping their wings for the first time…
Flight sustained
Everything changed
Like bliss
With simple moments
Gentle moments
And a gentleman’s patience
Waiting for the ready…
Without pressure
Or expectation
Confidence in knowing
That love continues growing
Even in ignorance

Yes, like bliss
Enveloping darkness
Transforming the distance between me and my heart
Painting days with yellow hugs
And purple kisses
So that moments become magic
And memories become art

This is what I wanted –
That juicy purple love…
Spelled with bubble letters…
Art…
Like graffiti…
Completely free…easy…
Reminding me of childhood laughter
And cake batter…
And school boy crushes
And that pitter patter and butterfly flutter
That sends goose bumps up and down your arms…
This…this is what really matters…
and so love…love sits on the tip of my lips
like cherry chap stick
smooth
easy
love

And so the words fall like rain
With hope fumbling across the page
Trying to stage the perfect rendition
Of the flutters that continue to mark the moments of now
Like candy coated raindrops
Sprinkling the sweetness of your embrace
This taste
Must be love
Constantly reminding me of wishes
Long hoped for
And just now realized
Like bliss
Sneaking up on you
And slowly stretching across your lips
To mark the simplest truth
Love…
Bliss…
And a beautiful metamorphosis.