Waiting

Rain is all around me

it should be

today, something bad will happen

BOOM

I hear the thunder

roll around the plains

like a soccer ball

on a field

I close my eyes

and warm rain

streams from my eyes

I sit down

and wait for the worst.

This Story Should “Touch” You

The 5 senses are used in every day life, but the sense I can’t live without would be my sense of touch. Most people don’t give the sense of touch any thought, but if you are in pain, how will you know it? You could be burning to a crisp and never even notice. You could not feel the warmth of a hug from your friends or parents. I would not want to live without my sense of touch. To touch is just as important as all the other senses if not, better. A life without feeling things and touching things would be no life at all…