I think it's true
That what happens
Is meant to be
Somehow or someway

Even if it isn't clear
Time moves the clouds
Revealing a masterpiece
Clear as day

I see the awe
Deep within your eyes
Infatuated by what you see
What you hear

Do I strike a cord
When you look into my eyes?
Or do you just look away
And fade from me?

Dark, gloomy clouds fill the sky
The day feels dreary
Rain pours from the heavens
Lightning strikes and thunder rumbles on

The force it brings
Makes the ground rumble and groan
Hail falls from up above
At first, penny sized
Which then grows to golf *****

Cracks form in the ground
The earth shakes overwhelmingly
The sky opens its inner fury
And unleashes it on the world below

A tornado forms through it all
Fear is evident in the air
Within the hour
All fades away
As the sun returns to a clear blue sky.

Dark and gloomy clouds fill the sky
The day begins to feel dreary
Rain pours from the heavens
Lightning strikes the earth as thunder rumbles on

The sheer force which it brings
Makes the ground rumble and groan
Hail falls from up above
At first, penny sized
Eventually, they grow to golf *****

Cracks begin to form in the ground
As the earth begins to shake all around
The sky opens up its inner fury
And unleashes it on those below

A tornado forms through the turmoil
Fear is evident all around
But, within the hour
All begins to fade away
And the sun returns to a clear blue sky.

Stuck wanting something more,
Stuck knowing I can do better,
Stuck living and feeling all alone,
Stuck to my depression like glue.

Stuck to my "what ifs" and "if onlys",
Stuck to thinking about the past,
Stuck feeling like less than a man,
Stuck feeling my heart be broken again.

Wandering down the highway
Which has been abandoned for decades
A bridge by the water, bruised and beaten down
For Mother Nature has shown her wrath, but it stands tall still

Rigid and rough, the road claws at my shoes
Cracks and small openings line the sides
Is it still safe to cross? Hopefully
Once I had crossed, something caught my eye

Resting on the beach front was a small cabin
Equipped with a dock and fair sized fishing boat
I was relieved at this sight, as I had been searching for life for weeks
Many have died in wake of the recent attacks, but some still stand

Parts of our country remained unscathed, but not many
I dashed to the door to see if anyone was there
And yes, an answer!
"Hello!" I said, "I survived too!"

The man opened the door cautiously
He stopped for a breath, then said,
"You're a very lucky man, but I have news for you."
I pondered what it could possibly be?

He then said,"The nation is in tatters. We lost the war."
I froze with fear, I knew what was coming
The enemy was approaching, and there was nothing we could do
All we did from there is wait, waiting for what fate had for us.