Settling

My love for you was rampant, wild

The raging of the fire terrifying in its force

It blazed in my cheeks when I saw you,

Scalded my tongue when we spoke,

And left my skin blistering, burned when I touched you.

Now

I no longer feel the ache when I look at you,

When you speak of another love;

My longing was a sharp pain, now dulled to a gentle throbbing in my veins.

This love for you has settled,

Made its home inside my chest

Curled around my diaphragm like a lazy cat,

Contented, cozy, and home.