This is Love

This is love
Patiently silent
Expressively still
Waiting to move
To feel pain
A wakening of the soul
Vibrations from beneath
Folding in from above
A diligent love
Awash in guilt
And latent promises
Begging for redemption
Solidly stagnant
Forced into submission
By anyone but you
These molten tears
Darkening into shadow
Blending with anger
This push and shove
Fighting for relevance
In a discordant world
This is love
Shaken to its core
Born from dry ashes
Exploding into bloom
Waiting for a sign
That already came
And left in pieces
Shuddering in the rain.

Sam