Into the Deluge

My pants were soaked, my coat a’drip, My boots were saturated; With sheets of rain that sliced the sky, I really should have waited. The puddles on the corners Most resembled roiling lakes. Though I had an umbrella, This was one of my mistakes. I turned around before I even Reached my destination, The knowledge that at least I tried A sorry consolation. At home I toweled off and later, When the rain was through, I made it to the library – Today my book was due!