𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗬: "A Stormy Night" by Shia Ilexia Ampaso

 

Published by: Louise Tupaz

Date published: September 19, 2023

Time published: 9:48 AM

Category: Poetry

Subject: Bottled up emotions, Anger, Suffering 

maybe there's a reason why,

i love it when the rain falls from the sky.

how every droplet makes noises when they hit an object,

and shower all the plants that have been neglected.

maybe there's a reason why,

i love it when a lightning flashes by.

how its presence brightens up the stormy night,

and from the name itself, it gives a bit of light.

maybe there's a reason why,

i love the thunder and it's no lie.

for it gives me peace like a children's lullaby,

and as it screams, I won't notice how the time flies.

or maybe it's because i find it comforting,

that just like me, the earth is crying,

and I'm not the only one who's suffering,

i'm not the only one who wants to stop pretending.

maybe it's the raindrops that represent its tears,

like how I cried the pain that i felt this year.

and how it sends a message of how hard it is,

to hold a smile for judgement i fear.

maybe it's the lightning that represents its rage,

like how i want to break out from this cage,

and how it ruins everything it touches,

as how I do with my clutches.

maybe it's the thunder that represents its screams,

like every time I sleep I'll have nightmares instead of dreams,

and how it roars across the sky,

just as loud as I lie when I say i'm fine.

maybe it's because I find it comforting,

that just like me, the earth is dying.

and I'm not the only one who's suffering,

i'm not the only one who's sick of denying.