April Showers

In the middle of class the rain started falling

and the children started sighing;

the rain kept falling

and lighting followed by booming thunder kept going

and going like a looped soundtrack. 

Then class let out

and 100 children were trapped in the hallway

because the gatekeeper was in the bathroom

and the students had a hard time staying still and in lines. 

Then the power went out

and the children started screaming

and the darkness was everywhere

and there was chaos

and three people used their cellphones to fight the overwhelming darkness

and the rain kept filling our ears with noise.

And then there was light. 

The children stopped yelling

but the rain kept coming down. 

And I made eye contact with a teacher across from me

and we laughed.