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thunder on an august night MAG

August 29, 2018
By elljay BRONZE, Muskegon, Michigan
elljay BRONZE, Muskegon, Michigan
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i watched the storm roll in. 

the sweet, cold taste of a banana smoothie. 

electricity charging the night sky. 

seventeen-year-olds sitting recklessly

on top of the black Jeep we call home. 

not knowing how lighting works but

if it strikes us then so be it. 

a woman on the shaded sand with her son

a couple in love, groping, kissing, performing. 

we say, “gross,” and look away. 

i’m being held tight as thunder roars. 

man in car shouting, “don’t die tonight!”

man above getting angry. 


The author's comments:

8/26/18 

me and the boyfriend, enjoying the storm at the beach with our ice cream and little observations


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