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Well Traveled

I do not know where it comes from, this rain.
Tap dancing across my roof,
Tiptoeing into small puddles and pools.

It reeks of other earth,
    Other sweat,
      Other streets.

How many times has this water poured down?
How many other people has this water touched?

Well Traveled

I do not know where it comes from, this rain.
Tap dancing across my roof,
Tiptoeing into small puddles and pools.

It reeks of other earth,
    Other sweat,
      Other streets.

How many times has this water poured down?
How many other people has this water touched?

Simon Wolf  26, Seattle

 
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