Storm

the power goes on
then off.
lights flicker. the tv
goes black,
the phone beeps.
all the clocks have
to be reset.
I hear the crackle
of lightning
not far off.
a storm arrives and shuffles
the leaves,
bends the trunks
of old trees, it
throws
buckets of rain
down upon the roof,
the shutters rattle,
the fence gate opens
and swings,
bangs.
the house goes dark
and scary. a wet
gloom
settles in the wind.
it's chaos,
it's crazy, it reminds
me so much
of a relationship I
was once in.