Quake City

In the shadows of the city lights, a girl fell in love with a boy.

In a city prone to earthquakes, riots and mood swings

Where careless words started wild fires

And violent storms brewed in young hearts,

He was her safety when everything buckled.

He said jump and she leaped.

He said bye and she waited.

She shouted sorry but didn’t hear the echo.

For two months she believed that every force has an equal and opposite reaction

It was a game of tug of war

Using all her strength clutching on to fraying thread

She fell on her face when he stopped trying.

Shaken, not stirred.

A reminder that emotions are not to be played with.

Here I am exploring metaphors of nature and the natural forces. Realising that sometimes emotions feel just as strong as forces behind natural disasters. Are feelings natural? Does heartache count as a disaster? Written ironically when an earthquake occured on Valentines's Day.