Wild Horses

Wild horses,

Running in moonlight

Eyes wide with fear and exhilaration

Manes and tails tempest tossed

Hot air blowing through nostrils

Sweat falling like seasoned rain-

Their hooves thunder against uneven terrain.

When you said you love me

My heart ran wild

Skipping across stones

Leaping over logs

Running both ecstatic and afraid.

Pain is not my pleasure

Neither to give nor to get

Love’s a two edged danger

Where players may lose their bet

While those who choose not to play

Are certain to pay

With emptiness and regret.

A herd of wild horses

Running in moonlight

Eyes wide with fear and exhilaration

Hot air snorting through nostrils

Like a blacksmith’s bellows,

Sweat falling like seasoned rain,

Hooves thundering across uneven terrain-

To keep them running,

Just say you love me once again.