at last it rains
angry droplets
so long hovering
at the verge
as the crow wings
darken the sky
they are expelled
washing away the sins
coating the city

i watch as the trash wobbles
drunkenly in the
swollen gutters
racing the raging drivers
windshield wipers
slashing dismissively
across the glass

a solitary baby shoe, a flyer for one day only sales, a red ribbon, a beige plastic bag, love letters tossed from a speeding car, the ink has run until only a faded cartoon heart smears across the sodden pages, promises of forever now just a part of the torrent

days of pressure
for a brief shower
a collection of tragedies
clogging sewer grates
a smattering of stars
the low rumble of planes
tomorrow there will be no sign
just clear blue skies
and the wish for rain