The Rain

They reported it to us, the upcoming deluge
Torrents, they warned. Epic
Highways and houses and lifestyles
vanished into mud and insurance claims.

They announced it to us, the pending loss
X-rays, they flashed. Spreading
Cells and tissues and organs
compromised into targets for chemo.

They screamed it to us, the approaching separation
moving, they sighed. College
t-shirts and cell phones and nightly dinners
swallowed into boxes and used suitcases.

They warned us of it, the inevitable struggle
high school, they cried. Peers
gossip and drugs and sex
wrapped into parties and tough decisions.

Predictions, announcements, commencements.

Falsehoods until you live it.

DAYS TO 50: 419.