the sky lights up
then the rumble
Ataturk flaps
in the wind
the wine
in my glass
fortifies
as I sit
snug in sweatshirt
on the balcony
heaven’s tears
outside
storm
what holds me here
thunder in the distance
lightning in the sky
let those tears
from heaven
soak my head
my skin
naked I stand
above the city
wash away
what holds me here
aftermath
there is the impact
of a storm
then what follows
the aftermath
thunder storm
the sky lights up
then the rumble
Ataturk flaps
in the wind
the wine
in my glass
fortifies
as I sit
snug in sweatshirt
on the balcony
heaven’s tears
outside
Leonard Durso 