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Rain crackles on the sidewalks As the thunder bellows and roars. Cars hiss by on the wet streets As fallen leaves soar. Lightning flashes in the clouds As the trees dance in the wind. Chills and goosebumps rise on my arms As the cold rain hits my skin. Birds sing in their havens As rivers form in the parking lot. Blades of grass flinch and twitch  As they are pelted by raindrops. Cars sweat and weep buckets As they are left out in the stormy weather. Puddles form in the mud As raindrops splash ripples in them together. The scent of asphalt and rain Fills the cool, humid air As God’s rain calms my restless soul And washes away my despair.

This Small Chrysalis



Feeling trapped

In this small chrysalis

Dreaming of flowers,

Trees, and other things I miss.


I want to burst out of here,

Let my wings fill out just right,

So I can satisfy my need,

My yearning to take flight.


It can be isolating

Waiting in here

As other butterflies fly

Without care, without fear.


It can get annoying

When other butterflies say

“Why aren’t you out, lazybones?

Stop getting in your own way!”


I don’t know why

I cannot get out of it.

Maybe I don’t have 

Enough energy yet.


I must give myself time

And perhaps more love.

One day, I’ll leave this chrysalis

And venture to the skies above.

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