Volcano

I walked with a swagger like no other
thinking that nothing could break
the bond we had forged through the years

I guess I failed the college course on love
because sometimes it does take it's toll
in the nastiest of mud slinging and punches

So the walk was abruptly reduced to a slow limp
leaving a near cripple trying to cleverly outrun
the violent eruption of a once dormant volcano

I guess the cave that appeared in my path
was only temporary shelter from the destruction
that our minds and mouths tried to warn us of

The cripple became a paralysis of the heart
as it beat out night terrors that cause cold sweats
and dreams that always end in confusion