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by Raven Jackson
It was never a given

But sometimes
in the approaching gift of a storm

He could catch lightening
with his bare hands

The lore of Zeus
rippling in a
neon glow through his fingers

A bolt of purity
he would clench blue fire
to let the electric hum
raise the hairs on his spine
the whine of power
arousing

Only to release it again
in a rush across open ground
to blast the earth
with raw potency

Or perhaps
he would open his mouth
and take it in

To burn out the sins of man
To fire the lust in his belly
To slay the cancers hidden within
It was never a given

But sometimes
in the dark kiss of an approaching storm

He would cry with anticipation
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