Rain
By: Alessia Bove
When I was a young girl,
I was told not to play in the rain
Playing in the rain is dangerous,
You could slip
You could catch a cold
Playing in the rain is messy,
The ground becomes mud
Your hair will smell like rain
I would watch the rain hit my window
Looking up at the sky,
The large grey clouds dominated
I could not see the sun’s light
Sometimes thunder and lightning would accompany the rain
Making me run into my parent’s bedroom in fear
I yearned for protection from the outdoors
Until one day,
I was strolling through my neighborhood when it hit
The grey clouds gathered above me,
Covering the vibrant sun
The rain started to pour, thunder boomed, and lightning lit up the sky
Fear did not consume me,
I did not run away
Instead,
I danced in the rain
The water cleansed my body
Leaving me drenched in ecstacy
The large grey clouds went away
Flowers began to grow
Luminosity from the sun returned
And a rainbow shot across the sky,
But I wished the rain could have stayed forever.
