Sound of rain.
Pitter patter on the
lonely tiles of life.
Lightning
Illuminating the
heavens, accomapanied by the roar
of the earth itself
Shaking
Trembling
Screaming

The first experience
of pain.
The first experience
of love.
grabbing, ensnaring, menacing
wondering how,
and Why

Entangling
Perplexing
Wondering
Amazing
What is bad?
an obstacle of
immense power
blocking the path
barring the road
shattering the dream
Perhaps. Or
Good
in disguise,
a professor of fate
Perhaps. Or
a gift from the sun;
from mama, from papa.
From the lord.
Perhaps...
Or perhaps all three, or just two.
It is this
that separates us all