r/OCPoetry•7 yr. ago

even the rain

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even the rain reminds me of you

the smell of it I loved before we met

but the hollow sound it drums into my skull at the bus stop

I could not hear until you left

"I'm fine, you?" --- compulsive lies

my pillow comforts me

but only for a minute

adagios- accompanied once by rapturous vertigo

goad only bitter tears now

does the rain on my cheeks hide my misery?

or do teardops strike the sidewalk louder than raindrops do?

the sky is grey, the dew is bitter

neither wine nor blood are red

I feel the pastel timbre of my voice fading

muted by cineritious pain

indulgence in despair brings neither solace nor catharsis

not all burning cinemas have fire escapes

or perhaps there is one; but I'm a coward

someday I will burn, the rain will wet my charred corpse

or if I am lucky and my tears do not give out

maybe they will extinguish the blaze

Posted Oct 25, 2018, 2:56 AM UTC