torrential rain on a summer night

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torrential rain on a summer night

there’s not a dry spot on the ground

the cat in the rain and the cat under the bed are the same

a married woman sees through the rules of time —

some things happen early, at twenty-five

some late, at seventy

they may be the same things, or not

only un-promised waiting can prevent things from happening

the missing corners of time

falling aimlessly from every angle

like a stream on a sunny day, like a waterfall

spinning powerlessly under vis major

circling out an absence, and nothing

the woman believes in the weight of time

believes science has proven all fictionality

just as her mother likes to say —

the supernatural don’t give a damn about what’s happening

7. TORRENTIAL RAIN ON A SUMMER NIGHT - 杰