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The rain seeks no shelter

by Scott Kurtz

On days like this
A wish is cloud-covered
Full of hopeless hope
Forever severed.
An empty, standing army
Makes a decision
Shoots down the vision
Falls down the stairs

Outside, disasters
And stolen tornadoes
Forget to remember.
The rain on the window
Tells no stories and
Seeks no shelter from
Double-paned shadows
And inclement wars

In this Paradise
We all have expired;
Shone with the gilt
Of a million lies
Pushed no punches
Pulled no desires.
We stand in the doorway
And envy the stars.