THE EYE OF A TORNADO by Lorie                     thoughts and feelings whirling around erratically                     there's no control and the outcome can be disastrous                     the onset unannounced and scary                     terror mounts and fears are reality                     never knowing when the wind will switch                     rapidly changing directions sporadic                     no rational no sense                     All you can do is pray and hope it passes by quickly                     until it does you are a prisoner to the unknown                     never knowing what reaction there will be                     you try to hide and hope it is all a bad dream                     reality sets in and the nightmare begins                     watching with terror and horror and fear                     unable to stop it                     when it finally ends                     a new nightmare begins                     trying to recover from the disaster with hope it's almost gone                     life must go on but with a different twist each time                     never feeling the same but you have to survive                     the pain you feel is very real                     sometimes you have to deal with it alone                     praying to God that the next time it will be in control or pass you by