sharkcuddles

A hardcover  
novel 
is opened and 
softly interrupts 
the quiet,
or maybe
it
creates the 
quiet.
both.
neither.
And the wildness 
of the storm
outside
of the window,

Sharp. 
Bright. 
Direct. 
Dull. 
Monotone. 
Beautiful.
Fierce. 
Soft. 
Elusive. 
Broken. 
Meaningful. 
Hidden, 
but 
there. 

with the 
thunk 
thunk 
thunk 
of raindrops 
hitting a 
glass 
windowpane on 
a day 
full of 
silver lightning 
and drops