sauntering through the darkness
of an open, dreamful sky
I looked out the window,
leaning my face against the coolness of the glass

the clouds were visible, barely;
clumps of cotton and wool clustered haphazardly about the vast, purple plane
and then
with the suddenness of a haunting scream,
light erupted all around us.

Lightning illuminated the sky; and terror reigned for the moment.
until it went as swift as it came,
leaving me startled,
dreaming
of a better place;
a place I’d rather be.