Strike

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thunder ripped through my brain
as i reached for the phone to call
you
i still managed to reach it in time
to hear you say goodbye to
us
lightning struck then and ripped
my heart opened for all to see
me
i couldn’t put it back together the
way it once was with the sweetness of
we

~

© Carol Campbell