As the temperatures soared

My extremities ballooned

And I hoped and prayed and wished for rain

The rain came down

The winds got up

The thunder roared

The lightning flashed and forked

As the wall of storm clouds

Marched with meaning across the sky

One by one the lights went out

The power was taken away

The power to wash the dirty dishes and clothes

The power to shower or take a hot bath

The power to write and publish

The power to communicate with the outside world

Know the weather

Hear the news

The power to hoover the dusty floor

The power to cook or make a cup of tea

And this is supposed to be my time

Daddy has taken the children away

So I sit in a muggy house of silence

Alone with my misery

My sadness and anxiety

With only the fear that fills my head

Surrounded by memories

And unopened boxes of babyness

The winds are light

Whispy clouds lace the sky

The heat of the day is gone

Just as I wished for

Hoped for, prayed for

I feel so broken and so alone

Powerless

Unable to do what the ordinary do

Without power

Motivation

Belief

Gripped by fear

But not knowing what I am supposed to do

What am I supposed to do?

What am I supposed to do?

Sleep?

Hide?

Hope?

Pray and wish for the power to come back

The hustle and bustle of our hot busy days

That keep the sadness, the loneliness

The fear and the worries at bay

As the temperatures soared

My extremities ballooned

And I hoped and prayed and wished for rain

The rain came down

The winds got up

The thunder roared

The lightning flashed and forked

As the wall of storm clouds

Marched with meaning across the sky

One by one the lights went out

The power was taken away