I don't need a love like the ocean

Endless, salty, loud, full of unseen predators.

Lingering just beyond the sand,

Rising and falling in waves,

Crashing against tender shores only to steal my calm

Leaving behind broken shells and ancient fossils I tried to forget.

I crave a love like the rain..

Born from quiet snowcaps

Atop distant mountains,

Wandering through valleys and rivers,

Melting only where warmth welcomes it.

The kind that finds me in the storm

When thunder growls and lightning scars the skies..

A single drop that touches my skin,

Sinks deep into my soul,

And stays

Until the sun turns me to dust.