I should stop looking for you elsewhere

I have nothing to lose;

these black scraps flutter

and cluster and

I run as fast as the air will let me

Until the wind is heavier than the darkness,

so I let it pull me away, endless,

ending every moment

When I hold things, I always

drop them

broken pieces on the floor

I never cry over spilled milk

these white scraps run

and drip through the cracks and

I am nothing

The current, my dancing partner

guides my body like seaweed

until I soak it all up

and sink, heavier than the drag of the water

So it drops me at your feet,

the sand swallowing droplets from my hair

where your footprints are deeper than mine,

these silver and gold scraps are

lightning that sparks when hand meets hand

Your eyes are pieces of glass

breaking when you smile at me;

breaking and the water surges round our feet, so

we let ourselves go

These scraps of blue spiral

and flow with the currant

as we drift forever,

ending every moment

You pull me to my feet

in the morning

and the wind drags us where we need to go

and fingers joined,

our lightning adhesive

strong enough,

for now;

I have nothing to lose

except you

Original Poem

One Thing

I have nothing to lose

Bits of black

Cluster

And I am nothing

I run as fast as the air will let me

When the wind is heavier than the darkness

I let it pull me away

Endless

Ending every moment

When I hold things, I always drop them

Broken pieces on the floor

I never cry over spilled milk

Bits of white

Run and drip through the cracks

And I am nothing

I let myself fall and sway with the current

Pulling me where I need to go

Until I’m heavier than the drag of the water

It drops me at your feet

Droplets from my hair soak into the sand

Your footprints are deeper than mine

Bits of silver and gold

Lightning that sparks when hand meets hand

Your eyes are pieces of glass

Breaking when you smile at me

Rush of water surging around our feet

We let ourselves go

Bits of blue

Spiralling endlessly, flowing

With the current

We drift forever

Ending every moment

You pull me to my feet

Every morning

The wind dragging us where we need to go

Hand in hand

Our lightning adhesive strong enough

For now

I have nothing to lose

Except you