You were nothing.... br Nothing at all br But a FLASH br In the pan of my life. br br You came, you br With your brilliance... br With your lightning strike... br With your blaze of Glory... br Your FLASH in the Pan br Existance... br br And, for that one, blinding moment, br You lit up all of my days... br And all of my nights. br br And then, just like the lightning br That you were, br You left me, br Alone, br And blinded, br Without any light... br And only the smell br Of burned sulpher, br And roasted heart! br br Scarlett Treat br January 25,2008 br br This poem is dedicated to Ray Lucero...whose poem, A FLASH OF ILLUMINATION, gave me the inspiration I needed to face this white, empty page, and write...