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A Heavy Rain

May 1, 2021 by Michael Guerin

A heavy rain slaps relentlessly
against the shutter’s slats
anchored down tight
against a summer storm.
Sweaty and spent, she gets up
from the bed and peeks outside,
then lights up a smoke.
In the twilight I can barely
make out her silhouette.

Turning from the view, she sighs
and flicks on the radio.
The haunting notes of a cello
playing an unknown
piece of music
bowed into existence
from some faraway place
fills the empty space between us.

Bored, I question the source
of this eternal longing
and recall a not-so-long line
of lovers stretching back
from now until then,
and wonder how
we happened to find
each other each time
through the pouring rain.

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writer, dreamer, lover, seeker. labels never reach the heart of any matter, but they might be a place to start...

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