Dawn

have you ever known it? when you suddenly wake up, an hour before you need to, to the sound of rain washing down. the street drinks it in silence-- a wet, heavy breathing, a swallowing of the dawn's bitter medicine.

in the dim light it's as if you're thinking with an alien mind, and all that is seems frightening, and all that is past seems unbearable. despite this you pull yourself up, put on clothes and take a shower. then you can't remember what in the world seemed so upsetting... but maybe by then, you've only gone back to sleep...