image credit: DHBogucki 2018

Cloudburst

The nausea of the sky covered every surface.
Its brilliance could be heard in the worry of

circling hounds. Thump of veins crackled under skin.
Rising discomfort turned the unread pages. Looking

at the play of light. Paradise of flailing limbs and
thrashing rain. Surging in bones, heat of tension’s spark

buzzing. Raging anxiety tangoed in twos.
Corrupting fragile stoic ignorance.

Manipulate the scene.
Splash in the puddles as the boiling heavens recede
from the dazzling sun.

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