I Heard the Cry of Lightning

Yes, from grief and pain I wanted to run
And turn into liquid numb
But I heard the cry of lightning
Ride in on a black horse
With much more fight to come

I stand here, appearing to you as frail
In all your sudden thoughts
When each day low, low worries
Do not lie underneath
Any of the dreams I bought

Do you believe that your tongue
Can taste all my fears
And when the time comes
You will see me spinning down
My own stair of tears

Now you go ahead and listen
For a sad, sad sigh
But you should never forget
I have heard the cry of lightning
Her fight is in my eyes

Author's Note

No idea where this came from, my warrior side perhaps?

Reviews

[roy mccarthy]

wow,this is really powerful neva,
'Do you believe that your tongue
Can taste all my fears
And when the time comes
You will see me spinning down
My own stair of tears,'
this is amzing!
also the last line,
'I have heard the cry of lightning
Her fight is in my eyes,'
this is going in my fav poems!
great write!

[Letemdangle]

With this you place me in the middle of something I do not know.

[Tate Morgan]

Pain well based here tells of the taste of fear!

[.........]

I like your warrior side for some reason, I like it a lot. "I have heard the cry of lightning Her fight is in my eyes"- best line! First stanza gives me insight and understanding. I like this a lot!

[Lily Mae]

"I have heard the cry of lightning
Her fight is in my eyes"

My favorite. And sometimes it just has to be so.. To many people are out there taking advantage of others.. You've described that sensation well ...Love it..x

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

Perhaps so, Neva- we have had so much lightening here lately - beautiful but dangerous even deadly it is ..
Your poem is like lightening ... though beautiful , powerful and strong ..

Chloe

[Rediscovery]

I liked the personification of the lightning. This was another great read for me and I look forward to seeing more.