Lightning
The light strikes,
Leaving a reminiscent trace of its fidelity.
The ozone catches its breath,
Diluting the air, making it safe.
I sat on a root.
The cacophony of thunder sounds in my vicinity.
I realise this place is greatly precarious; and I'm not safe.
I jump, I try to run,
But I am far too late.
The light strikes again,
And I feel every nerve in me writhe in agony
My skin bursts into flames,
And I finally realise what I've thought wrong:
Light is never slow, it is swifter than time.
I feel droplets fall, making the world ever so green.
But yet I still feel a pulse of adrenaline in me.
Am I really dead?
My eyes finally open.
I hear the thunder beyond the void of darkness in my chamber.
I see that I am safe where I am.
I now know that the storm is outdoors
And I am safe inside.
It was only a dream.
Grey skies bring out the truth in us.
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