She said, "It's Hailey, with an "i"

Like hail

Like the weather.

I asked, "Why?"

"Because you're unpredictable? "

She says, "No,  because when you have the grandest of plans, I'll ruin your day. "

I laughed.  And then when I had fallen in love, she left.

And I realized.

She wasn't just being cute. She wasn't just playing "hard-to-get."

She was warning me, pleading with me.

So now I say, "hello, my name is Sonny."

And they ask, "What? Like the singer?"

And I say, "No."

"Like the sun

Like the weather."

And they ask,  "Because you're bright?"

And I say, "No."

"Like the summer, like a drought.

Like a long time without water.

Without hail.