WHEN THE THUNDER STRIKES

I cannot imagine
The pain that will sink itself
Into the senses of those
Whose quest is to care less for
When the thunder strikes.

When the thunder strikes!
When the thunder strikes!
Is a time when some jaws will
Unmarry themselves,
Eyes unlock from their place of birth and death,
When the tongue will no longer
Dance around in the mouth,
When the heart will stop
For when the thunder strikes,
All thoughts stop
All movements seize
All whimpers go silent.

Don't forget when the thunder strikes
For when it strikes only you will be affected,
But many may tag along.

Ignore or adore
when the thunder strikes
Does it matter?
For the thunder must strike
Everyone who feeds the lungs.

But before the thunder strikes
Become that one who will wake
Again after the thunder strikes.

I am Mide Benedict and I weave words at Temple of Words

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