1.1.18 | 1/30

1/30 - National Poetry Month, 30/30 Challenge
It's not National Poetry Month, nor does January have 30 days, but it's worth a shot. Maybe I'll participate in multiple challenges throughout the month or something.
Thank you to my inspiration for this.

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After a storm

They warned me about the winds and the rains,
but still, I braved a storm for you.
I walked through rains of fire and
swam fields of flooded land,
but still, I braved a storm for the chance to be with you.
I thought I was prepared to enter a storm that put me at high risk,
but for the longest time, I stayed in the eye.
I finally thought I had survived it,
that I had escaped unscathed,
but that wasn't even the bulk of it,
and I braved a storm for you
when I wasn't sure if you would do the same.
But then the storm passed,
and I thought I was in the clear,
until another storm came to take place
and I realized the harshest truth --
the storm is never truly over
when it comes to you.
I'll be here forever,
loving you in the winds and the rains,
even if you won't do the same.