overcast

 Overcast- Madison Warner

The sky groans as gray clouds gather

My heartbeat descends

I watch the deepening gray closing in

The ground is cool beneath my back.

My heartbeat descends

I grow restless, my mind wandering

The ground is cool beneath my back, beneath my outstretched arms

My once running legs stiffen, growing cold.

Restlessness grows as I let my mind wander

Feeling small, my eyes close as raindrops rest on my face

My once running legs stiffen, growing cold

Sweat and sky mix on my raw skin.

Feeling small, my eyes open while raindrops coat my face

Don’t let me go

Sweat and sky mix, playing on my bare skin

The sky groans, filling with gray clouds

My heartbeat ascends; I can hear you walking toward me

The ground is cold beneath me, my face warm

Don’t let me go

I watch the deepening gray as you close in

Cool blue eyes rest on my face

My mouth dry, the words are blocked

The raindrops soak my hair

Don’t let me go.

My mouth dry, I try forcing the words out

Searching your face

I watch the deepening gray

Cool blue eyes rest within my own.

Rooted to the ground, I stay still

Searching your face, my eyes filling with rain

You lay down next to me

Clouds turn to crystal blue, as I look at you

I could lay this way forever

Searching your face, my eyes full of rain

Don’t leave me, for now

You lay next to me

My heartbeat descends