Like There Was No Yesterday
An August Sunday afternoon
Clouds captured
The lands of the sky
Rain decided to reign
A loud sound was heard
Followed by silence
Fans froze
TVs fell asleep
Roads became rivers
Parks turned into ponds
High waters and low batteries
Nothing to do and
Nowhere to go
So she sat
By a window alone
Gazing at a puddle
And at an old man
Struggling
his way through it
Evening fell and a knock
At the door was heard
Not a familiar sound
She draped a scarf
And opened the door
To see a familiar face
Not seen once
Since March
When they parted ways
Lips broke into
A habitual smile
But questions peeped
Through her eyes
She offered him
A towel
His clothes from her cupboard
And a cup of hot chocolate
They sat by the window
And looked at the skies
At the trees that swayed
And then at each other
Tears fell and
were accompanied
By answers composed
Of not a single word
And they had
A conversation long overdue
Speaking entirely
With eyes and hands
Lips so quiet
That all was heard
The rain fell like it had
Nothing to hold back
The rain fell like there
Was no yesterday
She dropped the scarf
He drew the curtains
And at last they spoke
In the language of love
And told each other
Everything.
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