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title = "Rain Down"
description = "Poem in Two Parts"

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categories = ["blog"]
tags = ["art", "poems"]

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zenn_applause = true
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## By Satya Benson

Rain down  
I’m shivering to the bone  
Drenched, and standing alone  
Rain down on me  
Let it rain  
My warmth will flow out from my blood  
My consciousness will fade from my brain  
The water and cold air will turn my flesh blue  
And my shaking will stop  
You will rain down on me  
And the cold will burn me like a flame  
The fires will rage and my skin will turn red and black  
My breath will be shallow and filled with smoke and rainwater  
My fingernails will crack  
But I will feel no pain  
Rain down  
I’m shivering  

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Rain down  
My heart is pounding in my ears  
I’m drenched and standing alone  
Rain down on me  
Let it rain  
I will open my mouth and taste the salty drops  
My coursing blood will turn the water to steam  
My consciousness will become invisible as I feel  
Every pounding drop which lands on me and every pain and every tightening  
And my shaking will stop  
You will rain down on me  
And your warmth will melt me like wax in a flame  
The fires will rage and my skin will turn raw and red  
My breath will be soft and fading away  
My fingernails will bite my palms  
And I will feel pain  
Rain down  
My heart is pounding