Clara Potter Soloman

You say you love the rain
the way it looks right before it rains
the clouds, the way they cast a shadow over the earth,
the bright but dull sunlight peeking out form behind the clouds.
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She can see her reflection in the cold black water.
She wonders wht has become of her.
The glossy image breaks up.
She hadn't realized she was crying.
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Love is like the hush
that falls over the sea after it rains.
Love is like the smile
of a new born baby.
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Footsteps disappear
when the water reaches here
This is a sanctuary to many creatures
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The ice and the fire
a strange surge of desire
rushes over me
the fire,
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Through heartache and heartbreak
Happiness and sorrow
Through laughter and tears
Through all the years
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A storm brews
like a witch's poison.
It travels to us
like an uninvited, unwanted visitor.
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Soft and sweet
rose petals hit my feet
He loves me not
He loves her
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I close my eyes
the moon is shining brightly through my window
I enter a world of dreams
each one with you at its center
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The pain I see behind your eyes
Troubles me in ways you cannot see
It weighs my heart like a heavy stone
Never merciful,
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My body is filled with this deep dread
That clenches me tightly rendering me helpless, breathless.
Every time it rises ruthlessly inside me
Tears spill from my eyes.
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Darkness settles over my shoulders,
like a cloak of velvet,
restricting my movements.
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I’m trying, I promise.

I sit here day after day hoping to hear from you.
A call.
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Time takes you from me.

Time goes by too fast.
Time crawls by too slow.
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You came;
You left.
Like a cool breeze caressing my face
On a hot summer day.
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The trees are dressed
In somber shades of gray,
Giving them an eerie look.
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