rainy day women
fall into their own baths
standing bare chested below the heavens,
used to their own waterfalls,
they are unafraid of inevitable sickness
they taste the leaves on their tongues
and press their toes into the fertile soil
sticking their lashes behind the sheets of life dripping before them
today i sat in the rain next to the azaleas
created long buckets with my hair
swished the water in my mouth
let it creep into those places only you know
i prayed for you
fell faster than the rain
