A Part Of The Whole

For years the clouds had engulfed you
and I often looked to see where you were.
At times I doubted your very existence,
but then I sensed that you were there.

I was standing in an overcrowded room
where no one had a face,
but then an overwhelming feeling of closeness
was inexplicably taking place.

Through the chatter of the unknown faces
I sensed someone was searching for me,
but I was blind in this mass of strangers
and this searcher I just couldn't see.

I began to doubt my sense of intuition,
until the clouds let through the sun.
It was then that I saw you looking at me,
and you shone through everyone.

All around you had vanished in silence,
we became alone in time and space.
We shared the uniqueness of those few seconds
and I knew they could never be replaced.

I'd never experienced such a happening,
my breath faltered when I felt your touch.
You lifted me far above the earthly clouds,
no one should dare to ask so much.

I had no idea where you would take me,
and to be honest I didn't care.
My lungs were filled for the very first time,
I now feel a part of everywhere.

poem by Orlando Belo
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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