I sit and watch the tumble weed
Stampeding patiently across the street
The town used to be full
Children playing hide n seek
Cars inching across the tarmac
Sellers flaunting wares
Couples walking in pairs
Flowers and leaves dancing in the breeze to unheard music
But that was then
And this is now
Then the storm happened
It battered the town and shook the houses
Broke windows and fell trees
And there I was rushing home
Trying to beat the impending doom
Running and falling
Trying to reach home
And the storm raced before me
Battered and shook
Howling and stomping
And shattered our windows
The townspeople fled
All the same night
While I begged them to stay
The little child down the street was last
Wiping tears and dust
The thunder laughed
The lightning took a picture
All said, all done
Beside the house I sit
Watching for the storm
Praying you come back.