Oh My, Helene

Helene is quite the wild, wild girl,
causing one trouble wherever she treks.
Lost in a dramatic flurry of whirlwind chaos,
she never slows down to allow you a breath.

With tornadic speed, she throws one off-balance,
and sucks you right into her cyclonic space.
Just when you think your feet may touch ground,
you're swept back up flipping head over heels.

Her deluge of actions pours down around you,
flooding your senses, and drowning your emotions.
She leaves you grappling in the opaque darkness,
tripping over obstacles you once flew right past.

So my advice to you is if you see her coming,
please make sure you immediately evacuate.
For she will not stall in her oncoming approach,
and her aftermath will leave your life in shambles.

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Written for "The Writer's Cramp"  - Won