I don’t need rain today.

I don’t need rain today.

I need the warmth of the sun.

I need to know everything was not done in vain.

That every decision was not a mistake and done out of haste.

I need to know I did the best I could. (That anyone could do.)

And that the constant bailing of water…worked.

I don’t need rain today.

I don’t need to hear the rhythmic drops of water hit the ground.

I need the quiet of light..within..throughout…and all around.

I need the certainty of a hidden sun.

I need all the things I did without.

I need all the things I left behind.

I do not need rain today.

I do not need another flash flood.

I need a desert with clear views for miles and notable contrasts against the horizon.

I need to know I did better than just survive.

I need dry bones and rock.

I really…truly….don’t need rain today.

Anne Marie Price

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