I jumped with the thunder

You looked at me
Sternly


Benjamin, you said,
You have got to remember
always
Life is surprising
Unexpected

At any moment

At any moment it can all come crashing down
At any moment it can begin
At any moment a giggle
A laugh
A catastrophe

At any fucking moment

If you remember that
You’ll never be surprised again

we saw the flash
I jumped at the next clap just the same

You laughed

I grinned back

We’ll have to work on that, you said.