“photo of island and thunder” by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

I cannot save you from the night

Anna D. Invernizzi
Sep 2, 2018 · 1 min read

I cannot save you from the night,
where lightning terrifies and strikes
and beats the ground and shakes the trees,
and brings the bravest man to his knees.

No, I cannot stop the thunder roll,
or ebb the tide and take control,
of all those dangerous things, half-known
that in the dark of night seem grown.

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Anna D. Invernizzi

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