It's not that it's heavy, just that it's never-ending.
It starts as a light drizzle, and you welcome it. You want to stand in the rain, revel in the cool air that now blows through your wet clothes.
Singing in the rain, indeed.
By the second hour, when it gets heavy enough that each drop
stings - and you wonder if this is just rain or is it something else? - you're already in the house, curled up in bed, your hair damp from the shower you took to chase away any illness you could have...
Published on July 22, 2016 00:49