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RedRiot Feb 2021
It began with a crackle
A spark
A sharp zip in the air

Then followed the inevitable
The thunderous drum
The low rumble

The sound that settles in bone
A deep growl
A warning

And then came rain
Drizzle, then hail, then sleet
Banging on windows

It shrieked and screeched
It wailed and weeped
A wounded cry

The cacophony rolled
And the sound grew loud
Until it invaded every corner


And then


Just as suddenly as I had arrived

I exhaled and withdrew

Curls of fog left behind

A glimmer of prismatic light

Peeked its way out of my heart

Finally calmed and cooled
sometimes it’s not the world that is loud,
there’s no rain, no grey cloud,

sometimes it’s a storm inside of me,
where the wind is strong,
like a very cold breeze.

sometimes it’s the rain in my soul,
pouring emotions, telling me to let go,

sometimes it’s not the
outside world,
that is loud,
it’s my inner peace
that whirls around and
has been gathering war clouds

because sometimes
there’s too much stress,
to many thoughts, an excess

it’s not life’s best part
but sometimes
there’s a storm in my heart.

there are lightning’s, even thunder,
and I feel like I’m going under

but I better calm down,
there’s no need for me to drown.

I pick myself up, piece by piece
it’s not a fight without cease

there’s no need for preoccupation,
as long as I am, my own salvation.

- gio

— The End —