The Most Complicated Feeling

The assignment for this poem was to write a "Simile Poem".  For those of you who don't know, a simile is a poetic device that is used to compare to things using "like" or "as".  It is used to compare to things in a more interesting and understandable way.  An example: 

"The sun rose and poured over the land like melted butter on mashed potatoes."

So the assignment was to write a poem about something, start it out with "Like..."  and end it with the thing we were describing.

Here's mine.

The Most Complicated Feeling

Like the soft whisper of summer breezes humming in my ear,

Barely brushing against my conscience,

A sigh, a nearly spoken thought.

Like the cat on silent paws,

Treading it way lightly.

You would never know it was there if not for the faint hiss.

Like the ocean, the continuous lapping that becomes lost so easily, that becomes habit.

Like the bashful sunlight that pours over the earth on an early spring day, slowly enveloping everything in its warmth.

Like those first few moments when sleep is winging on its way

That nirvana that comes with morning peace and blessed abeyance.

Like the cold blade against soft skin,

The loss of all thought and the sharp tang of pain.

Like cold snow falling softly on sun-warmed roads.

Like the wind beneath the wings of a bird, lifting up and up.

Like a roller coaster, dipping and spinning on the narrow metal track, threatening to overturn with every squeal of the brakes.

Such is the feeling of love.