out of the blue, out of my mind.

shattered stillness

lay in splinters

around my broken feet.

i cradle the ice that once piled up

around my sorry heart.

music explodes from

the pores in my chest;

lightening bolts cutting through

my chapped skin.

thunder strokes my insides

caressing my rusted ribs.

a warmth wraps around my soul:

unwanted yet familiar,

like an old friend

love