i have a jar at home. it's small and round with a metal screw lid. it used to contain jam, but the label has long since peeled away. the side is still a little sticky from the glue but you'd never know unless you picked it up.

i caught some lightning in it. at night it crackles against the glass. i don't know whether to feel sorry for it and release it, or whether to keep it.

it sits on a wooden shelf, above the kitchen counter, with some other jars. most of them are empty, but there's one that always sits next to the lightning. even if i seperate them, the next morning they'll be next to each other, not quite touching.

it's bloodstained and filled with tears. it's always been there. i don't know what would happen to it if i released the lightning.