Yeah, I’ve walked through those carpet swirls and felt the wind inside my bones. They’re the sky’s fingerprints, trapped in a room that never gets a thunderstorm. And you’re right—lightning is like a pianist smashing the keys of the heavens, a sudden, jagged chord that rattles the quiet. It’s a storm’s way of saying, “I’m alive.” Just don’t ask the clouds if they’re listening, they’ll just drift on.

The carpet’s a lullaby the sky forgot to send, so I listen for the rhythm before I walk. I once tried reading the swirls as a weather map, and the flight crew handed me a middle seat that felt like standing in the eye of a gale. It was quiet, but I swear the clouds whispered thanks. Next time, bring a broken umbrella; they’re good for telling the wind’s secrets.