Flash

one...
...two...
...three
3 miles from the lightning
the flash of light
cuts through this rainy night
like an old camera's bulb
here for an instant and then gone
the thunder dissipates
the picture fades but remains
outside
over and over and over
it rains
and I cannot stay the same
I am forced to change
as the Earth spins and spins

And a new day begins