I saw the colours they were amazing
I could smell the scents in the air divine
And as the heavy rain poured down on me
I felt I was touched with heavenly wine
And the winds icy fingers brushed my skin
And it’s voice whispered in my ear a song
I listened, I heard and I wanted more
How could I know what felt so good was wrong
Caught in its grasp, succumbed by the pleasure
I breathed its breath and it felt like fire
Intoxicating, a burning passion
A promise to take me higher and higher
Safe in its embrace, I closed tight my eyes
And felt a rush of thoughts, a thousand dreams
A yearning to live like never before
Ideas gushing like rivers and streams.
But the wind turned cruel and merciless
And like an autumn leaf tossed into the air
I spiralled on up and plummeted down
And the wind it howled that it didn’t care
But swept me up before I hit the ground
I laughed as I rose another ascent
But the rain it drove at my flesh like hail
Higher and higher and up I still went.
And I glimpsed the sun as it took it's warmth
and slipped beyond the horizon
Colours were no longer vivid and bright
The cold set in and darkness came
And I fell steadily into the night.