Just the Facts, Please

Rainbow in Vancouver can't remember when

The storm was wild

I couldn't stand 

The wind blew me over 

The rain hit so hard

It hurt

Suddenly

The fear

A tremble not from the cold

The thoughts

A spin not from the reality 

This is too much

I'm going to die in this

No one is here

I'm alone

No help

What are those shadows over there?

If I die, who's going to look after the cat?

Why is this happening to me?

Shivering and tense

Fear gnawing

The mind spewing 

Hell on Earth

Suddenly

Crystal clear

"Just the facts, please!!"

I wake up

I breathe and smile

I hang onto the majestic oak tree in front of me

The storm is wild

The wind blows and blows 

But I hold on

It's pouring

But the branches and leaves shelter me from the sting

There is some fear

There are some thoughts

But I know what they are

And they ain't the facts, that's for sure!

The storm calms

The wind rests

The rain stops

Lesson learnt

Just the facts if you please!