tempests

our island is population two

fields teeming with lavender aster

i seek refuge inside of you

to escape from natural disasters

tsunami waters leave crevices unfilled

waves still break over buried heads

prisoners of storms are unskilled

at evading them—we drown instead

unspoken fears cling to one another

form twisters of our frantic cries

days like this and every other

spent under dark overcast skies

breaths step on the heels of their predecessors

hurricanes loom to raze and plunder

our love knows only these aggressors

anxieties like rolling thunder                 

sunshine is quixotic thinking

a faraway dream at best

for our canoe keeps sinking

to allow my wish to rest

you have told me you will try

for better days long overdue

baby steps for you and i 

towards clear skies for me and you