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Fury

Black Balsam Storm

By: Adam Poe + Save to a List

HER FURY

I hear thunder in the mountains. 
Must I gaze from afar? 
Their angry passion beckons.
The Wild I must go!

I arrive with weary legs and gnawing appetite.
Still undaunted.
The cacophony of pelting rain, rousing my spirit further.
The drum beat deafens my spinning mind. 

The Sun peeks from the heavens. 
Have I missed the calling?
Devious.
I'm no fool to Her deception.

I sit... I wait... 

Flash!
Expounding might directly from above!
Tremendous crushing thunder!
Again! Again! Again! Again! 

I tremble upon Her earth.
I am alive like no other!
Glory, untamed and unforgiving!
I am devoted to Her fury.

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