it is beyond night
and beyond morning
i am in those impossible invisible hours
the relentless rain brought me out of the dreams
of my tired and aching body the pressure
changes have brought that ache back to my joints

it is the remnants of a tropical storm
blasting its way over us
the rain hasn’t stopped for a couple of days
at times like these the intensity increases
and I am convinced the water is rising to this second floor
sweeping down the hill taking the house with it

it seems that if i lie back down
it will sneak in through my ears
slip over my body
tuck my head under its surface
and drown me