Drip dropping wax
ice on glass
molten lava ravishing a blade of grass
it melts from a flame you can’t touch
I tried once
hand frozen in place despite the rush
of fire seeping into my skin
There’s a scar there.
I like the reminder it gives me
soon it will be sealed and red
permanent
aggravating yet fascinating
agonizing yet tantalizing
Heaven sent.
Nothing is forever they say.
Until forever comes and steals you away.
I see one aflame.
“He doesn’t love you”
they say.
I know
but his eyes would make you melt
drip dropping wax
doesn’t hold a candle to it
and it will burn you if you’re not careful with it
intuition all escaping in the rush of it
Nothing is forever they say.
Until forever comes and steals you away.
Sparks glistening beneath the night air
I see a star
and it’s not fair
how the clouds like to hide you
in a veil and not share
that’s why it’s rare
Buds of yellow and white against the grey and black
the sky drifts
clouds sway
glimmers break through
they’ll dazzle for you if you want them to
I waited once
to see
the light sneak a peek
into the world below
revealing a hidden beauty I could never fully know
perplexed
then paralyzed
bewildered at vastness beyond me
touched in ways I didn’t know were a part of humanity
it was worth the brevity
Nothing is forever they say.
Until forever comes and steals you away.
I see a King
radiant as bronze
His feet glow
and everybody is waiting
though they don’t know
I hope He comes soon
this King
this healer of scars
this remover of clouds
when all glistens
never stops
and I am
speechless
unable to behold Him
blinded
unable to look upon Him
I saw a glimmer of Him in the one I loved
how beautiful
the reminder
this flame persists in the coldness of the night
It persists
until He comes
and makes everything right
Nothing is forever they say…
Until forever comes and steals you away.
Nothing is forever they say…
Until forever comes…and invites us to stay.
© 2016 Natalie Edwards
Life and God 