A Day in the Park
____by Jennifer LaVoro

One day I walked to the park
And I sat down in the lush green grass
Like A Plush Velvet Carpet
Waiting to comfort my weary form.

And as I sat there in thought
The sun appeared from behind a cloud,
Beams of light piercing through my eyes,
The harsh glare reaching to my soul.
Your words stabbing slivers, hot like needles,
Burning every ounce of joy within me.

And then came the raindrops,
Sudden and light,
Like my tears washing my grief away,
Mimicking the saltiness as they mixed
With the sweat of my brow.

Still I remained on the carpet as
A looming cloud cast its shadow upon me,
Encompassing every inch of my being,
Covering me in a shroud of gloom,
And I was reminded of you,
Hovering above me,
Your presence overpowering my own,
Making me feel indifferent, small, invisible.

I almost cried but then a soft ray of light,
Broke through the shadows
Like my sorrow and grief,
So pure and without doubt
I begged to be free of the curse binding me.
And then the stinging rain poured plentiful and free
Ignoring the wishes of the sun, disregarding my final pleas.

As I lay there on the ground
Surrounded by the uproar of rain
and booming thunder and pelting hail
The climax of my emotions rising to an insurmountable peak.

A loud and final scream for you, for the world, for myself,
And as the lightning flashed its last word across the darkening sky,
And as the rain echoed my thoughts in a monstrous pattern,
And as the hail pelted the earth like your harsh words, merciless and rough,
I remained lying on the lush carpet of green in the park.