The storm brewed

Swirling in the sky, it loomed above 

No way to know when it would strike

The wind whipped my hair 

I looked around trying to understand

Why I was in the eye of the storm 

Why I was surrounded by the travesty about to strike

Why I couldnt escape

There was no escape

All I could do was hope

But was there any reason for hope

Suddenly it hit

The most terrible feeling

The feeling of losing all control

The wind tore down the home we built

The rain flooded all the flowers that we planted

I sunk to my knees watching everything fall apart

Everything I knew was no longer

I was living in a nightmare 

I couldnt wake up

The wind roared

The rain pounded the ground

I looked up and screamed 

Screamed until my lungs hurt

Then suddenly it stopped

I fell to my knees 

My body was covered in bruises 

My soul covered in scars 

I couldn't understand

Why you would conjure up something

So terrible and vile

You hurt me 

You hurt me 

You hurt me 

My eyes were tightly closed 

When I opened them my whole life was destroyed

Nothing was how it used to be 

It would never be how it used to be

I would never be who I used to be 

My life enshrouded in the darkness 

That was left behind by the storm

You made 

My mind spiraled 

I lost control

Until one ray of light pushed through the darkness

Then another

And another

And another

Until my mind was blinding 

My eyes flew open 

And the sun was waiting for me 

It was warm

And safe 

It welcomed me

It pointed me west

And I looked

My eyes gazed upon a magical view

Colors brightened the sky

Sparkled in my eye

The rainbow ahead shone bright

Begging me to realize

That I was okay

I would be okay

Better than okay

I glanced around at the destruction

That surrounded me

I looked back towards the rainbow in the sky

A smile crossed my mouth

Sometimes the most beautiful things

Come after the storm

And I will never

Let you ruin me again