A poem for Scorpio
Posted by Shannon Cunningham on
Rain, Rain
It was a rainy day
when I noticed the disheveled man
crumpled on the subway
foot hiding foot
arm hugging arm
and yearned to hold him
Exiting the station in a human swarm
someone pushed to get ahead
so I elbowed sharp and quick
then stared ahead with boredom
and I fucking dare you
My boot snagged on the concourse tile
and I stumbled
cursing a god I don’t believe in
as if he’d just tripped me
A greasy ponytailed woman in sweatpants
stood in the Petro Can parking lot
smoking and animated
with a styrofoam cup
and for most of the walk home
I wanted to be her
As twilight came
I spread peanut butter on old bread
and placed it in the yard
for the family of racoons I love to see
even though my husband warns
this will make them careless
and someone will trap them and take them away.
Later I sat on the stairs and cried for no one reason
heavy tears that felt like they belonged to those
long dead or barely living
just outside my home
focusing on breathing long and slow and deep
foot hiding foot
arm hugging arm
Until the rain went away
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