The rain has come again
Extinguishing sunlights flame
A tapestry of grey memories paints the clouds
Maybe the sky is broken today
It held too much and suddenly it cracked and everything fell apart
Pouring from the sky, heavens discarded sins
The rain reminds you of your past
You don’t know why
Maybe it’s the color – grey
You mutter something along the lines of “what an ugly day”
Then turn your head in disgust
Retract into yourself
Pray for the sun
Close your blinds
Turn blind – maybe
I sit against the warm asphalt
The sun is still there , the heat is our reminder
Pools of mud and dislocated thoughts surround me
Stagnant brown oceans
I dip my toes into the water
Then my legs
Until I am up to my neck in puddles
Wading in the dirty thoughts
The ones others hide themselves from
I want the mud to stain my skin like paint
A reminder of the rain when it leaves and is erased by the sunlight
I want to swallow up heavens sins, tongue out towards the sky like a child
Gulping down the rain you avoid
I want to look into the destruction of water and see the life it brings
Feel the way it kisses against my skin
Thanking me for joining it
The rain and I, star crossed lovers
Pour onto me
As I wade in shallow puddles
Toes covered in dirt
Hands gripping at wet asphalt
Eyes trained towards the broken sky
I know you cannot forgive the rain for what it does
It’s a reminder of your loneliness
Approaching you in storms
Until it pours and spills and devours
Forcing you to hide indoors
You find memories to be such an ugly thing
The past you despise so much
I hope one day you’ll find the beauty in the storm, the rainbows or maybe even just the puddles.
Anderson High School
12