(And with this poem, Escapril 2021 is officially complete! I had so much fun growing my poetry-writing skills over these prompts; I am so excited to see what next year’s Escapril poetry challenge will bring!)
I can hardly believe my eyes!
There you stand, patiently against
the backdrop of the torrential
flood of summer rain, pouring down
and soaking through your umbrella,
asking if I would stand under it…
with you.
Even now, after I left you to find
your way in the unknown dark
of the pitch-black summer night,
unguided by the obscured stars?
I never thought you’d make it this far.
I never thought you’d want to make it this far.
I did not know you’d want me enough
to go this far after my getaway car
drove me to my secluded hermit hideout
among the trees.
Not to be among people and their lies
slipped through smiles
chock-full of white teeth.
I did not hold that level of admirable
belief in you.
But you did in me.
For even now, after everything,
you wait patiently in front of me
until I let you in and join you
under your umbrella.