Carol Linton, age 38
RAINDROP
The sobbing of the rain
I hear her collapse in pain
On the grey slab
splatter and opened wound
trickle a tear, or two
and you will drown in your own sorrow
an ocean is man made
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- Samantha Schutz
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Samantha is the author of I Don't Want to Be Crazy, a memoir about anxiety disorder and the novel You Are Not Here. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. Visit her at samanthaschutz.net
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