Thunderbolts In Our Mind

Thunderbolts In Our Mind

Gigantic

lightning

bolts

and the

loud

wallops

of thunder

in the

sky

used

to

put 

the fear

of God

into

me, 

I ran

to 

my 

mother,

like I

had just

seen 

a 

spook

in 

my 

closet,

crying

out

in 

terror, 

and 

now 

four

decades

later,

I have

learned

that

there

are things

that we

are afraid

of that

are

just

like

flashes

and loud

booms

in the

night

sky,

television

and the

fear 

that

pours

out

of it

can 

really

suck 

out

every last

dreg of 

Joy,

no longer

able to

sip

on the

bitter

thick 

smoothie

of

terror,

nasty

as

durian

fruit

to

the

soul,

the 

horrifying

voice

from

the pundits'

soap

box

and 

the

alarmists

of 

Conspiracy

can

make

you 

feel

like

frog

in

front 

of 

a 

mower,

So I 

must

tell you

focus

on the

things

that

flood

your

heart

with 

joy

and

make

you

laugh,

enjoy 

each

day

until

you

really

need

to 

have 

fear

for when

that

day

comes

you will

not be 

as afraid

and it

won't be

as bad

as you

 thought