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Rain truth

I was waiting for a sign of the truth.

I was holding my breath,

Until I heard you whisper

A long stretch of undeserving silence.

Then I curled myself up again.

I decided to love just the rain.

The rain cannot dull my fire.

It is a love I can embrace

Without waiting for a whisper of the truth.

A silence I can understand without wondering...

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Written by
melanie-kate-dickerson
South African
Published
Dec 11, 2016
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MKD 2016 (c)

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#love#truth#heart#pain#rain#silence
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