The Calm

There are certain things
I crave
and secretly love—

the way a gallery
is filled with mystery
when a painting is revealed;

or the way a lake
beholds eternity
as the changing sky;

or how a lightning storm
stuns at night
and beatifies the dark.

And so I ask you of me:
If fate were a volt,
does your heart meet my worth?

// 27 Sep 2022