Storms and Monsters

It is always the nights

When I cannot sleep

That are fraught

With spontaneous storms

Of heartbreak

When lightning strikes

A new ravine in my heart

And roaring thunder 

Wakes the slumbering monster

Of fury and love

Winds of frustration

Whip through my veins

And lion claws rip 

Eagle beak tears 

And I must try to heal again

As my shredded heart

Falls to pieces

In the rain 

--7.21.14