choose

The beads dropped to the ground

Bouncing and shattering in places

As the rain of tears fell

While the storm outside spoke

Of fury

I remember well

Another storm

That time we argued a lot

Today there was only

Peace

And love arising

From the torn places where

My heart split open before

You are my brother

And I am sorry for the distance between us

At times it was hard to see any further

Than my own heartbreak

But today I saw you in all your vulnerability

And all I could feel was love

Rising like a swelling tide

From deep within my soul

So that now

Is what I will

Choose

To hold onto