urban thunderstorm

the sun had almost fully set

the stars peeked through the clouds

foreshadowing the misty rain

the urban thunderstorm

the rain began to fall

it dripped off my umbrella

but without you by my side

i could only be afraid.

i couldn't hear pianos

in my daydreams or the air

for it all was drowned out

by the melting of my heart

not a beat, not a berak

but an inkdrop from a crack

that tugged on all the things i hate

and pulled me to the ground.

it came out of my eyes

but it blended with the rain

and with the ink i wrote

a story worth a book

which was swiftly washed away

by the urban thunderstorm

but as quickly as they formed

the clouds drifted away.

and as my heartbeat steadied

i stopped my limbs from shaking

i got up off my knees

and made my way back home.

july 24, 2021