Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

And I Haven�t Hit the Ground...

By: Paul James Houghton

As I stared into the distance,
through the window of my mind,
it seemed the rain would fall forever,
and the sun would never shine.
The clouds above my soul,
would grow darker day by day,
and the ice within my heart,
just would not melt away.
Lost in my sea of feelings,
was the blueprint for true love,
but to search would have been suicide,
with those storms of emotion above.
I was climbing through confusion,
and fighting off the pain,
when I truly wondered if
I would see romance again.
But then something caught my eye,
a single ray of gold,
and as she struck my dark horizon,
she destroyed the wall so cold.
Her eyes were so hypnotic,
I know she saw my fears,
and with her lips so lush and red,
she kissed away my tears.
Her scent was that of a dream,
while running through summer’s fields,
and the softness in her touch,
forced my heart to yield.
Now her spell’s been cast,
my weakness has been found,
she has swept me high up off my feet,
and I haven’t hit the ground.