I Am Powerless - Storms through Ohio

 Columbus, Ohio June 29, 2012 - Photo by Rita Bourland

It is the 5^th day without power and I (along with about 200,000 others) am being tested both physically and emotionally.  How to keep my sanity when it’s 95 degrees or higher every single day?  The heat has permeated my brain, making simple decisions quite difficult. 

I Am Powerless

I am powerless,

sitting limply in a pool of sweat

controlling nothing,

Mother Nature

brought the winds,

uprooting trees,

laying them on the ground

in an intricate game of pick-up sticks

for mere mortals to

unravel,

with no relief in sight,

a mirage

would be welcome,

if only to offer images

of coolness and comfort,

I cling to my tentative

 hold

on patience,

trusting power

will return before sanity snaps,

much like the lines

felled by mighty trees

brought to their knees

by the storm.