Submissions by Rain

She looks around
Heart begins to pound
Feels confused
Tightly bound
She desperately speaks
No one hears a sound
Her voice is loud
Intentions misread
Everything shrouds
She cuts and turns red
No one notices she is dead
Death was her plan
She had life
She ran
Death Should come last
Not swiftly and silently fast
Life should be respected
Death should be unexpected

Rain tickles my face
Slithering slowly like a snake down my neck
While playing perplexedly with my hair
Saranatingly soothing my body and emotions
Teasingly tempting and taunting me to smile
I extend my hands upward to accept the small droplets
I open my mouth to welcome them in
To make rain a part of myself
We are now one
I am rain

I bite my lip in contemplation.
I can't resist the temptation.
There is no time for hesitation.
I lean in for preparation.
My lips meet yours in anticipation.
I'm in a new place. Our Nation.