Quickie # 5: I Mustn't Let Go
The Watchtower, over North America
Alone, alone I stare at my hands.
Bruised and battered they stare back up at me
Scares of what almost was lost
Innocence...
Tears as pools well up in my eyes
A child's voice rings out loud breaking the damns in my soul
I shut my eyes tightly...
I mustn't cry, I shall not cry
Block out the images
All those painful images of his little face...
Gotham City, Central Bridge an hour earlier
A battle rages
The weight of a hundred lives rest upon my shoulders
I struggle I strain
I mustn't let go
Screams of terror fill my ears
A bridge on my back
I struggle, I falter...
The bridge slips down
A boy falls rolling past me
I reach my hand grabbing his
"Wonder Woman help me!" the little boy cries
I mustn't let go
The bridge digs deep into my flesh
My blood flows
It dances down to my hand
I mustn't let go...
His tinny fingers start to slip from my grasp...
Panic filled his eyes... as he sees the turmoil raging around us.
"Just look at me little one," I reply. "Just look at me... I won't let you fall..."
Gaea herself shook above us
I wince as I feel the bridge cut deeper
I mustn't let go
I cry unto the gods for strength
But they do not answer me
I can't hold this...
...Yet I must hold this
Slip, slip
My eyes open wide...
"Just hold on..."I shout.
My blooded hand holds his
The horror, oh the horror
I feel his tiny hands slip away from mine.
He falls...
I scream
"Nooo!"
I mustn't let go
A hundreds live depend on my to hold them upon my back
A gust of wind blows passed.
"Hermes?" I ask. "Why have thou forsaken me oh brother?"
Tears welled up in my eyes...
Shut them, I must shut them
I mustn't let go
Warmth, oh the warmth
"I have not forsaken one who is beloved of Helios's crimson brother,"
My eyes open to the colors of the gods
Green, black, silver, red and blue
I feel a hand a top mine
The warmth of the Helios encircles me
"Got you Diana," you call.
The warmth of Helios's envelops me
Tears rest at the corners of my eyes
I mustn't let go
Your powerful blue arms embrace me
"Do not cry," I whisper. "He mustn't see me cry... I mustn't let go"
The world is upon my back
I mustn't let go
Your hand brushes gently across the plains of my cheeks
My eyes open to your red and yellow 'S'
Hope...
"You can let go now Diana," you whisper. "Everyone is safe. You saved them all."
You lift the your powerful hands above us
"Kal I..."
"You can let go..."
Could I? ...
My hands tremble as I feel the world lift off my back and onto yours
I look down unto my hand
Blood and deep gashes cover my flesh
"Diana, we have everything under control here," you reply. "Go up to the Watchtower, I'll be up soon."
"I am fine," I reply.
I lie
I mustn't let go
"Diana please," your voice trembles before you pause in midsentence.
The weight of the bridge in his hands he stared into my eyes
"...I have never heard you scream before..." you reply.
... A deafening silence filled the space between us
Unspoken words filled the air in his eyes
The Watchtower, above North America
Alone, all alone I sit
"Save me Wonder Woman..."
A tear trickles down my cheek
I mustn't let go
One tear turns into two
Drip drop
My tears collect at my feet
I mustn't let go
"Diana," you whisper.
I look up to see you
A blue and red god armored amongst men yet you stand there as a humble farmers son
Your warmth engulfs me
I mustn't let go
Your power and strength holds me close
My breath shallows
"You can let go," you whisper into my neck.
My chin collapses into your forearms
I mustn't let go
"I am your shelter from the storm," you reply with a gentle kiss unto my battered back.
Could I let go?
"Let the sun care for the moon," you reply as you lace your hands with mine.
I can let go
I can let go for you are with me
The tears flow
I crumple forwards
"I lost my grip," I reply. "He could have died..."
You lean atop me, holding me close
Your crimson cape cascades over us
"I know Diana," you reply into my back. "I know..."
My eyes close as I feel your words gently vibrate on my back
"I wasn't strong enough..." I reply.
"Yes you where..." you whisper with a kiss on my wounds.
A shutter runs down my spine with every word parting your lips
"You saved everyone on that bridge today Diana..." you reply. "And you had me..."
You lean us back upright
Your hands guide my face to look into your eyes
Your warmth and love hidden behind them
"Hal caught the boy," you reply.
"He is safe?" I ask.
"Yes moon," you reply. "You didn't fail him, he saw all the people you saved. His mother was one of them."
My mind sees the god of green envelop the boy with his light
The boys face fades with a smile...
"I have not forsaken you sister," my brother whispers to me.
I look away from you, but you pull me back
Eyes to eyes there is nothing but a sea of blue between us
"You will never have to hold the world up alone again," you reply your eyes hooded, "For I shall hold it up with you."
My heart stops, his heart races
"Kal," I whisper...
My face flushes
Your thumb brushes my cheek carrying away a tear
"Come with me," you reply.
You stand up
Your hand extends down to me
You lift me up, into your arms
"I can walk myself," I reply as I look up into your face.
"I know but tonight you don't have to," you reply back with a smile.
I can let go, for I am with you
Alone no longer you carry me to your safe haven
Steel and crimson around us
"Let me prepare a bath," you say as you walk off into the bathroom.
The sound of water clicks on
I struggle to unlatch my armor
I wince in pain as I feel my wounds healing
"Let me," you whisper.
I shutter runs down my spine
You unlace me
My armor hits the floor
Naked and bare I stand before.
I can let go for you are with me
You wrap your cape around me
You lift me up
The warmth of your closeness overwhelms
"Let the sun care for the moon," you whisper once more.
I can get go, for you are with me
"Let my love wash your wounds," you whisper as you lift me up. "Let me lips sooth your soul."
Light as a feather that is how I feel with you
I can let go for you are with me
Placing me unto the ground I feel the cool bathroom tiles beneath my feet
Wrapped in your crimson cape I hear your armor fall
Naked and bare as I you stand before me
I can let out, for you are with me
Your hand extends to me
"Kal," I whisper as I take your hand. "The moon shall love the sun's embrace."
I can let go, I must let go
Hand in hand
Both naked and bare
Water flowing
Ever cleansing and pure
Collides with us as we step into its purifying grace
The warmth of Helios in front me
The warmth of the water behind me
Trapped yet finally free
I can let go, for you are with me
Your kissing claim me lips
You pull me in close
Water falling, cascading down our bodies
Lips part yet are claimed once more
Breath is lost, yet found within your kiss
Your hands trace up and down my body
My blood washes from me
Your hands soothes me
Your hands spurn me
Inflame me
I float off the ground claiming your lips as mine
You pull me even closer
You whisper my name
"Diana,"
I whisper yours
"Kal,"
I stare down at your face
Your eyes burn with Rao's fire
Hunger and passion so longing denied
Yet no longer able to be contained
You reach up to me
Your powerful hands wrap my legs around your waist
I can get go for you are with me
Your eyes never leave mine
"Moon oh my beloved," you whisper.
Water pure
Water unifying
Cascades on us
Thrusts upon thrust
I gasp
You claim my lips
I wince in pain
Your touch upon cheek comforts me
Pain turns to pleasure as I feel you within me
I can let go for you are with me
Pleasures upon pleasures unknown to the world of man I feel with you
Eyes burning
Their hunger filled gaze into mine
So close yet so far
I can not bare it
Your name rest upon my lips as I run my fingers through your black curls
You hand hold me closer
Harder and harder you thrust into me
The edge so near
I can let go for you are with me
"Kal," I call louder and louder.
My words spurn you
Taunt you take more of me
My body is yours and yours is mine this night and every other hence
I can let go,
"I am yours Kal," I whimper breathless.
"And I am yours Diana," you reply with a kiss.
My body screams for you
The edge so near
Our bodies entwined unified by the purity of water
Take me all of me
As I take in all of you
Mind, body and spirit become one as we scream
Passion claim us
We let go
Our names on we others lips
Breathless we stare into the abyss that is each others eyes
The pleasure overwhelms as you linger within me
Lips breathlessly claim as the water cascades down our bodies
"I love you moon," you whisper.
"And I you sun," I reply.
I finally let you for I have you with me