Day: November 24, 2019

After The Rain

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”After the Rain” by: Cyril Rolando
 
After the Rain

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you hit like a downpour
a thunderstorm of love
your kisses hot as lightning
striking from above

your passion was a tempest
I was swept up in its force
but now the winds have died
this storm has run its course

your moods now chilled and cloudy
no warmth after the rain
my heart puddles in sadness
this bad weather’s bringing pain

the fair winds may return
as might the clear blue skies
but my heart will ever yearn
to see the sun rise in your eyes

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rob kistner © 2019

 

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    This was not a moment in my life when I was speechless, searching for the right words. I had no awareness of words, nor even of language. I was suddenly completely untethered, falling through a frigid void, with a building primal scream, roaring through my soul, fighting to escape.
     

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    I still remember
    when I got the strange hollow call
    informing me my son had been killed

    the disembodied voice on the other end
    asked into the silence that followed
    “sir, are you there?”

    all that finally came forth
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    was a coarse choking guttural wail
    like the keening of a wild animal

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    rob kistner © 2019

     

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