The People in the Rain

Watching

The People in the rain

Meticulous swarms of

Waterdrop pixies

Teasing clothes

And hair of

The People in the rain.

Watching

The People in the rain

Rush of a water touched wind

A wave of leaves and

Stinging

Encircling

Refreshing

Cold

Upturned collars

And twisted umbrellas

Held by

The People in the rain.

Watching

The People in the rain

Tires slick and black

Black eels spinning

Down an oil-paved

Waterway

Carrying on

Greasy, newly shined backs

The People in the Rain.

Watching

The People in the rain

Smells of dirt

And closely packed

Mildewing, fresh bodies-

Of fertilizer and upturned flower faces

And wet wool.

Seeping from

The People in the Rain.

Geneviève Perdue