Caught

I missed the drop

That first drop

The last drop

before the storm

I kept expecting you would come

to my rescue

to save me

from myself

but then you came

and I was disappointed

because then

I would have to quit

Even though I wanted to

But I didn’t expect

it would happen

I would lose myself

in my backwards hope

Never really believing

it would come true

although I never gave up

but in little ways

I waited a little too long

did that a little too late

eased up when I should have

rushed you

failure

rushed you

to quit

But that wasn’t it

It was the first drop

Showing you what failure

really looked like

And you missed it

Now you’re caught

in the rain

and

drowning