Love Poem: The Santa Ana Wind
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Written by: Rosanna Tarsiero

The Santa Ana Wind

Unbestown upon
me, you
start 
blowing in my
soul ahead
of your arrival

In your wake, still
air becomes
glowy 
and unstable while the sky 
suddenly turns lilac 
and bloody, avenging
my usually even
mood and forecasting
the upcoming 
devastation

As you get
nearer, I have
no
choice but to let
the desert
sand and dryness batter
my skin till my eyes
close
in pain and I am
left
weepy and gutted, blindly
seeking for your warm
voice to 
guide 
me out of the storm

But your winds
are 
so hot that I cannot
breathe and your blows 
are 
so strong that I cannot
hear 

So I am
forced
to open my eyes to find 
yours and
anchor my entire 
life and safety 
to your holy
heart