Thoughts Before Sleep

in #poetry16 days ago (edited)



Rain,
Hold me
In your glassy arms,
Cover me
With wet kisses.




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Don't get up in the night.
Don't fret, worry or chew your nails
Staring at the rain


Looking for answers—
When there aren't any...

At least,
None in the rain-streaked pane
Or boiling puddles
Of pain.



Go back to bed and dream
About the first time we met—

How kind I was
And how I always remembered to whisper
Your name
Like a sacred incantation.


Then, ask yourself
Was it me or was it you...

Perhaps, it was the mythical Someones
Whom we all know
Can call a game
Simply because of rain.



To be continued…


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