I Am Nothing

I look at lightning

And I am jealous

For he is free

He goes where he wants

While I must stay put

He is everything…

I am like thunder

Always made to follow lightning

Never allowed to come first

Always second best

I am nothing…

People see lightning

And they ooh and aw over him

For he is beautiful

A sight for dull eyes

While I am not

He is everything…

People hear thunder, hear me

And they complain with covered ears

For I am loud and obnoxious

A burden to the senses

Never needed, never wanted

I am nothing…