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spring showers
the snow globe warms and takes with it
changing tides and winds that never stop
a storm is coming to pay you a visit
drip drap drup drop
wait by the door and stare out
the window, feel it get cold on your
fingertips, mother is coming without a doubt
at least you thought this back at four
drap drip drop drup
the flowers they will thrive
hold your hands out in a cup
and catch the rains like when you were five
father will not wait beside you and you are alone
worthless stupid mistake wasted
thoughts don’t fade once you’ve grown
nor does the sour that you’ve tasted
step outside and the rain plops onto your skin
drup drop drip drap
they’ve forgotten you as their kin
don’t you know by now? it isn’t a trap
their fishing line, it’s you it hooks
slow and painful, cold and merciless
mother’s looks, father’s books
at least the rain is marvelous
and your heart, it did skip
a single beat but it was lying to you
drop drup drap drip
and in your heart, you know you always knew
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i love reading other people's poems, and i've always loved writing in lowercase. recently, i've been reading lots of e. e. cummings' poetry, and this piece is inspired by "anybody lived in a pretty how town."