Sandstorm

You swoop down on me
Like a sandstorm
Full of regret and apologies
Your words sting and tear
As they pelt against my flesh
Your promise to never stop loving me
Echos like thunder across the blurred orange horizon
The tears in your eyes
Flashing like lightning as they begin to fall
I know not how to escape your pain
As it threatens to swallow me
I close my eyes and my heart
I tell myself to keep breathing
And this storm will pass
That you will pass
And we can move on
Away from each other
Like we know is best.