i am a storm
i am a storm.
i can smudge out the sun in an instant
and use lightning and thunder to demand your attention.
i flood the earth with the water she desperately craves
and scare animals into their hiding places.
my thunder makes adrenaline course through your veins.
you can feel me coming from miles away.
the calm before i truly arrive is your only warning.
when you feel the pressure in the atmosphere shift,
you should prepare. you can’t ignore me.
i come when i want, stay as long as i want.
i’ll wake you from your dreams
and beat on your windows so you can’t go back to sleep.
i am the darkness, the thunder, the power, the fear.
i am all of it.
the pressure, the electricity, the rain, the force.
i am a storm.
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Well said. Nature in all its power and exactly what has hit our country at the moment (metaphorically speaking).
Some great moments here. I adore the phrase “smudge out the sun”
Yes! I love the feminist power in this poem. Not sure if that was your intention, but it’s awesome!
“i’ll wake you from your dreams
and beat on your windows so you can’t go back to sleep.”
Damn right, you are the storm! : )