Puddles

When it rains, I don't look for rainbows
Their endless curves have never appealed to me
Instead I look for the puddles
The puddles that remember every family that has danced there
Each person who has looked up and seen love for the first time as the droplets continue to make little rings on the surface 
The colours across the sky don't remember that.

The rainbows take all of the attention because of their beauty
But I'll always admire the rain
The rain is forgotten because it doesn't radiate the happiness that everyone yearns for

Maybe that's why I'm forgotten too-
I don't spread the joy and beauty the others do
I don't blind people with colours to make them believe everything is perfect 
But does that mean I can't hold the deepest love?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Agustin Avatar
May 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Bell Avatar
April 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Puddles do it every time. The rain washes away last night's woes, cleansing for the day ahead. Rainbows are the bonus after that.
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