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I Lay Down in the Rain
by Dawn Richerson → (All Poetry by Dawn Richerson)
Thursday, February 16, 2017    Rated "G" by the Author.
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I lay down in the rain
because I was too tired
to walk another step
and I slept as I cried
trying to awaken
from the dreams
that are ever dying
in my life.

And then I passed
again into the void,
where you and I who had no time
for the slaughter of the innocence
built kingdoms to the gods
of this world, believing
we were doing good.

And I saw me clawing
at the mud to get back
to where you are and show you
what my heart had come to know.
But the quickening rain came
as a deluge and swept 
you farther away again.

I lay down in the rain
because I was too tired
to walk another step as I cried,
not trying anymore, no more
jealous of the rain, I let go,
dissolving and becoming
one with it.


 

 

 


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 Reviews of "I Lay Down in the Rain"
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 19, 2017
The rain certainly hides a waterfall of tears. I continue to admire your way with words. But I would like to see a great talent move away from this somber subject more often. I believe it will help you leave the morass of lost love behind for a brighter future.

Ron

Reviewed by KJ McPhee
Reviewed on February 16, 2017
You were washed clean and could see clearly once more.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on February 16, 2017
Understand the mindset of this sad poem. We can use different situation to show our pain and anguish, and you used a perfect one, the rain, the mud, the dissolving of you. Remarkable poetry.


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