Strong winds send trashcans colliding <br />Waking restful sleep with apprehension <br />Sideways sheets of sleet are riveting the siding <br />Spiking nervous expectation with tension <br /> <br />Exhausted branches strain and crack <br />Accelerating gusts are merciless <br />Streetlights suddenly gasp and go black <br />Lifeless…in the midst of relentlessness <br /> <br />Safe inside…thankful…yet confined <br />Plunged into a subservient plight of numbness <br />Dulled senses guide the blinded mind <br />As a match lights the candle of humbleness <br /> <br />Dancing shadows quickly absorb and dilute <br />The limited resource… restricts confidence <br />A chill of inadequacy surrounds and stands mute <br />Sanity is wrapped and layered by inconvenience <br /> <br />Restoration of an electrical flow is waited upon <br />Patience is wearing thin… endurance is leaking lean <br />The sun emerges briefly as drifting clouds travel on <br />It is the most encouraging sight recently seen <br /> <br />A promise has been given… relieving desperation <br />Nightfall will be glowing with warmth and cheer <br />A quiet celebration of appreciation is in formation <br />A heavy sigh confirms that comforts have reappeared <br /> <br />12/30/08<br /><br />Theresa Ann Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/powerless-7/
