

StormStormStorm
The wind picks up, the leaves swirl helplessly; trees are battered against each other. The sirens blare a high-pitched warning.
If these trees were alive, they would protest like the thunder. They are not alive, but they send a warning too.
My portable, battery-powered, hi-tech, clear-signal radio broadcasts the monotone voice of a man as metallic as the radio. He drones on about a warning too.
My power flickers weakly as the weathermen on every channel explain reports of funnel touchdowns &


Glass PondMy pond smooth as glass Crystal clear and pure Shimmering from withinGlass Pond
Light snarls in the seaweed Thrown against rocks and glittering gills Brilliance and shine fall from the sky
A splash, and they freeze Then dart all around Panicked fish in a frenzy
Calm and serenity take hold once more Shockingly cold, liquid ice The sun pierces through to warm with the day


HeartbreakThe empty void that cannot be filled The sweet and bitter sorrow Knowing that things just simply won't Get any better tomorrowHeartbreak
The feeling that makes you want to scream Until the bloody day is done As you throw those love letters away One by one
Can’t forget the good times Can’t pretend the fun was all a lie Can’t wish I didn’t remember Because it hurts when he walks by
Reminiscing all the while The laughs, the smiles, the secrets Memories and hopes shattered While my broken heart still frets
Standing here all alone &nbs


HorseHorseHorse
Running in a dream Like wind across the llano Running forever Along the never-ending plain Grasses stirring after his swift gait Reaching, touching Never catching
The fathomless blue sky Stretches into eternity and beyond Nothing more than simple thoughts Like wisps of a long-forgotten breeze
Faster, faster A whinny and a snort Sending up clouds of dust On the river bank
Drinking from the sapphire stream Cool, wet, and slippery Filled with promise That the day is long
The water wakens
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Her name was just a broken sound / A stutter step you hear when you're falling down
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