Love In The Element Poem by Olawale Oluwole

I cannot hide my feelings,
Nor lay them gently on the earth.
They rise like hunger unbidden,
Like rain that has never kissed my skin

Yet the wind carries my love,
And it comes to show itself, unmasked.

I'll love you if the tears refuse to empty,
If storms roar through the hollow night.
I'll love you when clouds vanish
And the day's beauty hides in shadow.

I'll love you when darkness crowns the sky,
When thunder speaks in riddles,
And the air trembles with unspoken longing.

Even if the world grows numb,
Even if hearts lie still and silent,
Still, my love will ride the wind,
Flow through the rain,
Whisper in the thunder—
And find you.