Love is the Storm

Poem by nj coleman

NJ Coleman’s "Love is the Storm" strips away illusions of courage and nobility, revealing love as an unrelenting force. With stark imagery and raw honesty, the poem challenges conventions and stands firm like a seawall against the tide.

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    Love is not courageous
Courage accommodates choice
Do I fight or do I flee
      Love is not noble
Nobility favors title
Am I king or prince or peasant
        I am the seawall that holds back the surf
        I am the mountain defending your turf
        Mountains have no choice
        Seawalls are not kings
      
      Love is the sword I fall on
Love is the hill on which I die
Love is the storm
And the storm am I

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NJ is a Chicago-based poet with a rekindled passion for writing, drawn especially to poetry. They admire novelists and hope to develop that skill someday—starting with short stories, though those aren’t quite ready to share yet. Inspired by the works of Anne Sexton and Edgar Allan Poe.