rainchild
washing hands under scorching water,
her pink palms scream, begging for the cold rain
pouring outside this pulsing dinner party.
she doesn’t belong in crowded gatherings.
snickering laughter like drum beats
erupting under muddy stars & shackled moon beams.
does she belong in confined mazes
brimmed with echoes?
their requests swirl behind
her bloodshot eyes & sobbing thoughts
trembling fingers flick water off
her skin as she shudders under faulty lights.
let her leave.
this menacing scene
collapses with sneering glares
as she opens a window near the sink.
climbing out, she scrapes her belly
on the metal sill.
her skin breathes
under the falling raindrops
like soft petals.