In the middle of a storm
where fear
takes over
where the wind hits you so hard
you might fall
the lightning hits
and the thunder booms
you feel like going and
hiding under your bed
i run to the basement
thinking it will help
protect me from the storm
but all it does
is make it worse
when i think its safe to go upstairs
the lights go out
and the thunder and lightning
seem one hundred times louder
i take a deep breath
and put on a brave face
even though I'm terrified
of what might be upstairs.