Crescendo

R.M. Dolin, 2013

Night brings calm in diametric contrast to
the conflicts of day.  A predictable pause
in the quiet darkness of a moonless sky,
causing the world sigh. Unstoppable forces catch
their breath ahead of the chaos sure to follow.
A high mountain storm soars over
the Sangre's stirring sadness to the surface.
Evil always begins as a seductive dance of the dark
whipping wind into action.
Tragedy plays in the shadows, careful to
position itself just out of reach.
Truth takes a stoic stand; distilling moments into
discorded elements of what happens next.
Anger is the catalyst,
a dangerous chemistry in many forms.
Passion, ego, revenge, defense, and conquest
rise in waves, gathering momentum,
exploding with unanticipated intensity.