As the Rain
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     As the rain falls down from the skies 
     I began to wonder how 
     Just everything came to be the way it is 
     Everything, right here, right now 

     As the rain pitter-pats against the roof 
     I stare at the world below 
     Through the hazy curtain of falling rain 
     Just a few things I do know 

     As the rain slides down from the leaves 
     The birds have stopped their song 
     And the silence continues, deadly slow 
     Stretching even as the day grows long 

     As the rain makes puddles on the street 
     Making ripples along the path 
     I watch the sky for lightning spikes 
     Trying to avoid their deadly wrath 

     As the rain slides down the clear, smooth glass 
     I shake my head and sigh 
     For nobody has ever stopped to ask 
     How I feel about things and why 

     And as the rain stops and tapers off 
     To a mere sprinkling from the sky 
     My wondering ceases to persist 
     Stopping, despite how hard I’ve tried