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Rain

November 5, 2018
By Smshy BRONZE, San Francisco, California
Smshy BRONZE, San Francisco, California
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When the Sun finally gives up its place in the sky

And the gates of clouds close in

To let the rain pour


When the Sky is no longer content with its outfit

And its forever blue dress

Is stricken by a tint

That makes the world a dream


When the Sea swells

And lets its balanced pride

Fall to the mountains of rain

That patters on its chest


There I will be.


I will be watching from my window, listening to the water tap on the glass like it’s a child trying to show me something, like it had just found snow on Christmas day


I will be in my window, bundled up, watching the people spin their umbrellas and just like that


I am outside, letting the water hit my face and my chest


Feeling the streets and their flowing taps of cobblestone


Watching the puddles that reflect the red lights and turn them into red shots on the ground


Forgetting about what I have to do and where I have to be


Forgetting about everything


Except for where I am,


Watching the rain in San Francisco’s streets


The author's comments:

This was written as a response to Jennifer Chang's Presents I Do Not Send You. I wrote it as San Francisco was in a drought so it is essentially a longing for the rain. 


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