letter 6: rain

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dear you,
it's so dark out,
you'd hardly believe it was day
the clouds look close to bursting,
and drops still mark the windows
from recent torrents.
i know the sky is clear for you,
and i wish i was there
to see the stars again -
it's starless here,
and the brightest absence of all
is Polaris,
leaving me adrift.
i wish i had the courage
to turn on the lights -
that is,
to scatter my thoughts like photons
so you might see
how i draw your constellation
in my mind

~the girl in the rain

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