Ticket 2 Ride

The sky is crying, but not over me

For emphasis, a clash of thunder

The steamy air buzzes with electricity

Pulling up the covers, me going down under

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Jumping from puddle to puddle

Hand in hand, we splash

Later our bodies become one

The sun vanishes in a flash

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When the heavens show anger

Is this storm directed at me?

This tiny human stands naked

Delivering my plea

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I’m not afraid, just humbled

A seedling sailing the wind

Encircled by water droplets

Racing to the rainbow’s end

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Brooding, minacious thunderheads

Rain, rain, wash over me

Dissolving this outer shell

Expose what I used to be

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Like the drizzle, you’ve gone

Withdrawing back into the gray

No more pings on my window

The Earth calls it a day

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Nature’s display coulda been a dream

More fool me again

Rain owes me nothing

Not even what the blue skies win