Answer:
I am in the middle of water but am not an island.
I widen my jaws when you poke two fingers in me. I especially like to devour papers
I am a desire to munch
I am long and slim works in light. Has but one eye and an awful bite.
The thunder comes before the lightning and the lightning comes before the cloud The rain dries all the land it touches wrapping the earth in a blood red shroud.
What gets bigger the more you take away?