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I can see the storm coming
From far away in the distance.

Found on Pinterest on 2-11-17. Lavender Field Storms by Antony Zacharias. Theenchantedwind.tumblr.com
The wind changes direction
And it increases in intensity.
The air has the feel of an electrical
Charge to it and my hair stands
Up on my forearms.
I know I should seek shelter,
Go to a place of safety,
But I don’t go.
I am mesmerized by the storm.
The clouds turn from gray
To a dark blue-black color.
Some clouds billow up
Like white cotton candy.
The wind picks up leaves
And tosses them into the air.
I watch the wind currents
Carry them for a short while.
I smell moist dirt in the wind.
The trees bend and sway
In rhythm to the storm that
Rages inside my own heart.
I feel alive out here in the storm.
I am no longer numb and
Unresponsive to the images,
Sounds, and sensations that float
To the surface of my awareness,
Having been pulled from the
Recesses of long repressed,
Bitter memories.
The storm within unites
With the storm without.
Both rage until their energy
Is spent.
Rest is needed, and
The realization hits:
That despite life’s storms,
Life still goes on.
Yu/stan/kema.