Storms Poem by Leigh Ladd

When the sun shines dark,
I know the rains are about to come.
Soon thunder is pounding,
Lightning is striking the ground.

I run to my shelter,
Pillow over my head.
Trying hard to drown out the sounds,
That shatter my insides.

Love used to be my security,
But now it only fights back.
Pushes me into the darkness,
Making me blind as a bat.

Won't someone take my hand,
Show me the sun does shine.
Not only before the storms,
But forever in time.

Too young to forget the security of love,
Too old to even want it.
My one thing to do now,
Is to protect what I have left.