Lightning lances down and thunder rumbles.
He betrays nothing
as the sound breaks around him
and the flash blinds him
and the smoke from his cigarette pours into his lungs
insidious
the chemical symbols for iron and sulfur
and his body crackles
with the elemental energy
heart hammers
I have labored all day over these hellish flames
the beast is afraid
but the boy is awed
and the body is in check
and everything bubbles
tick tick tick tick.
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