Rain

If I lay down on this street
And wait just long enough
I may feel
– The raindrops on my open palms
Tiny droplets piercing my skin –
I may feel the vibrations the rain creates
as it pours down on the concrete.
I may close my eyes
And focus on the feeling
Of the rain on my eyelids, on my face
The way it numbs my skin;
Nothing else.
The vibrations may swell up to a ripple in the street
A wave, a wave, an ocean
And if I’m lucky enough
If I wait just long enough
The street might open up

(and swallow me whole)