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Rain, a poem by Melissa Reyes
August 23, 2012
— #mizmelizpoet, #unurban, MizMeliz, poetry, poetry reading, The Velvet Guerilla Cabaret, unurban cafe
Tonight I did my very first public poetry reading. It was at the Unurban Cafe in Santa Monica. There is a Velvet Guerilla Cabaret there on Wednesday nights with an open mic. It was a terrific experience. After a good night’s sleep, I will write more about it.
This is a cool pic on instagram that I found of the Unurban: http://instagram.com/p/eB3mA/
Here is the poem I read aloud to a room of strangers. . .
What is that sound I hear?
Softly tapping,
lightly rap-a-tap-rapping?
Pop
pop
pip,
mildly crackling.
Drip
drop
drip,
clapping and smacking.
It’s raining outside.
I can hear it rain outside.
The rain sounds so sexy.
It’s getting more intense.
Coming down harder and faster.
Everything is getting wetter.
Very wet.
The air is thick
and I can feel
the dark
heavy
rain cloud
over me.
It’s moist and dense,
and very intense.
I take a breath.
A very slow
deep
breath.
I can barely breathe.
It takes my breath away.
The rain is coming down very hard now.
Slip
slop
slip,
swishy,
swashy and splashy,
very fast.
I hear very big waves of water
in the distance
as they
wash in
and out.
The cloud is moving.
It is moving inside me.
The cloud is moving the rain away.
The sound of rain begins to mellow.
Slower
slower
slower, still.
Motion,
yet not as loud.
Falling
falling
from the cloud.
Quietly falling
like a shroud
over me.
Lighter now
softly now
pitter
patter
splatter.
Misty rain
lightly falling,
whispering my name.
Soft kisses
caresses
lightly touching
fingers through my hair.
Breath on my skin,
breathing it all in.
Tickling
ticking
pip
pop
smattering
dropping and dripping
drip
drop
draping over me
like soft, wet lips
kissing,
caressing my eyelashes.
The air is cold and moist.
I am warm.
Everything is quiet now.
No sound
at all.
My thoughts are filled
with the words
I want to hear.
Say you love me. . .
Say that you love me.
Say to me the words I long for.
The rain is gone
but I am here.
Soft mist
lips kissing
fingertips caressing
silent glances
romances
and I hear it!
What is that I hear?
Soft whisper in my ear.
“I love you.”
He loves me!
Hearts beating
rap-a-tap rapping
like rain,
sexy
steamy
loving
dreamy
rain.
by Melissa Reyes
2-5-09
comments
Bravah!
Love this, and it makes me miss the rain so much right now! We need a good rainstorm 
Lovely
Am I the only one who is getting all hot and bothered over the rain? 
Yeah, I think my husband wanted to punch the guy in the back row!!
I am so sad I wasn’t there 
I am sure you were AMAZING
Don’t be sad! It was a great time and I am sorry you missed it. But there are more great times to be had! Thank you for the encouragement! I needed it and you gave it so freely. I want you to know how much that means to me!
I wasn’t sure at first but the melody of your words is amazing!
I just posted the reading on YouTube, if you are interested. It’s called Snaps for Miz Meliz 1
Oh my. After reading that I’m throwing away all my umbrellas.
BB2U
I can imagine you reading it… I love rain!
It’s such a big thing to stand up and share your art with other people, so BRAVA!
that is so awesome that you had a public poetry reading. what courage, and a great way to express yourself and feel liberated. blessings
With you when it rains, it pours, but in a good way;) You are such a multi talented person and thanks for inviting us last night, we had a blast!
Jennifer
September 1, 2012
Thanks sis!
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