Learning to Dance in the Rain by Alfred Gremsly

It’s raining outside,

but everything in here is okay

Because everyone else is just like me

Trapped in a house staring out a window,

as if it’s the zombie apocalypse

Which makes me happy

to be like everyone else

-if only for a moment

But how I hate the sun

and how it dries up all the rain

        Which brings back my loneliness

                     which brings back my pain

which brings back the fact I’m still the same,

    lonely, isolated, sad, depressed person to afraid

                  to go out into this maze called life and have fun

    Instead-

I close all the blinds

and pretend the world is dead

and I’m the last one alive

I’m alone and sad

But I’m alive and safe

And alone and sad

is better than everyone else,

who died before the rain stopped falling

  Fresh cut flowers wilt in the sun

But, a deeply rooted plant potted inside

thrives on a window seal

So, why would I want to leave the safety

of my box,

just to make others happy?

The times I’ve been forced outside,

I was nearly eaten alive

 by hordes of the walking dead-

       - to rude to hold doors

       - to disrespectful to say thank you

-and by those who would rather spit on you, as to say excuse me

                     No thank you!

 I’ll be the house plant and watch you wilt in the sun

and sing sad songs for the memory of everyone

I’ll be sad and alone,

but safe and alive

        Only me and my children,

        with our deeply planted roots will survive

        Watching you from our window;

        will know, we can only go out in the rain

        when everyone else is inside

        hiding from the water that poisons their body

        They watch us like were the walking dead,

         dancing in puddles

    But we do not see them watching

    Nor do we care

        …..we are the only ones left alive

                         

Alfred Gremsly is an American born poet whose works can be found on social media sights such as twitter and Facebook. He is the author of two short adult/children books and has been featured in numerous anthology's.

This poem in particular comes from his forth coming book; a 140 page collection of poems entitled " SMiLE 'scheduled for release in early spring 2019