Poetry
Rain
Delaney Ashmore
issue two.
for Ari
It fell when you were at your happiest,
Making you cast all your cares away
dance with full abandon and bare feet
Filling the world with your smile and your laugh.
I wish I had danced with you.
It fell on your face when you were sad,
From a bad memory or the loss of a character well-loved
Making me, your friend, want to take your pain away.
I wish the world was brighter for you.
It fell in my heart when the world took you away,
Too young,
too early,
not there,
not you
Praying that this was all a horrible nightmare
from which we would both wake up.
I wish you were still here.
It fell on my birthday, the first one without you,
A mixture of laughter and tears fill my heart
Realizing that I was not alone after all.
I wish I had realized it sooner.
It fell one cold autumn night,
And I decided I would take a walk
Soaking my hair and clothes all
the way through, bare feet
hitting the pavement
without a second thought.
I’m glad you’re always here.
About the Author
Delaney has her Bachelor’s of Arts in English from William Carey University, and is currently working on her Master’s in English with a creative writing concentration at the University of South Alabama. She is the recipient of the South Alabama Stokes Center Scholarship for creative writing. In her spare time, she enjoys a good cup of coffee, a good book, and making memories with her closest friends. Her first published poem, “Curves,” will be featured in We Did It First: Poems from Poets of Mobile, Alabama later this year. Currently, she is a resident of Mobile, Alabama., with her husband, Tamen.
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