the rain lost its cool
as it stuttered
like my mama
lost his cool
as he lost his job
as he stuttered
and drenched desi drunk
in the rain that stuttered
like him but didn't lose
its job which was to fall
on him as he lay splayed
palms up thinking
he was hugging himself
before they dragged his body
through the streets and his
name through the mud.
~ ajay
30/9/2024
