Raindrops fall
raindrops fall in between you and I
Me I let them fall
no umbrella, no coat
I encourage them to fall
doing my dance
I actively enjoy begging them down

The quiet raindrops
they fall, invisible to you
and I am enjoying their playful patter
I am hypnotised by their gentle tickle
lost, in secret
falling between me and you 

Licking at my skin
the raindrops have me in their spell
I am consumed by the pleasure they bring

Then... ah hey!
Ah hey!
a moment of damp clarity
standing in the bathroom one night
I realise 
I don’t think to think about 
the puddles that are forming
I don’t think of the streams draining away
I’ve not considered 
the rivers
I’ve not given thought 
to the seas
that will one day run
that will one day stand between
you and me

These inconsequential raindrops
I enjoy in the silence
those harmless little raindrops
I let fall in private

I must think of the rivers
I must look ahead to the seas
I must acknowledge how they could drown you
I must remember 
they could so easily drown me too

Stay out of the rain
Avoid that rain at all costs
and stay true
and keep my promise to you…

(November, 2014)