Love Poem: I find refuge in you

I wrote this poem for a dear friend a good while back, my heart was so inspired by her inner beauty that it inspired this poem. Her outer beauty is just as majestic as her inner soul, but what brought this alive were our countless hours of conversations about poets, love, landscapes, life, etc. I have submitted this poem in a few places and it has always been a huge crowd pleaser. It's a personal favorite because it's a glimpse of how I treasure people in my life, the way I love. I hope you enjoy the poem. thanks for reading- Rafael Andrade Garza.

I find refuge in you

for Nansi Cisneros

What a beautiful heart you have

as it’s touched

my heated blood rises

the density of emotions

granulate into spots on the sun

Thunderheads they’re called

if days with you

were to suddenly turn dark

I feel safe in this eclipse

I’m trying to escape cold past shadows

where night ruled day

your heart is somewhere close to the sun

somewhere warm

where sunlight reflected in search of truth

absorbs hearts of darkness

like mine

I bathe in your absolution

in your crystallized light

iridescent sun flakes

immersed pain

love radiates

lost in this convection

hidden in the rays

we shine.

                     © Rafael Andrade Garza, November 20, 2006.