============================================================================= Glass Rain Hypergrowth ============================================================================= Glass clouds frosted with rain Dipping under purple lamps above West Drive Their umbrellas are eyes staring back Like cataracts The hiss of their hydroplane tires through my earbuds Sizzling in an autumn oil Broiled Descending on the clouds down to the light at the intersection across from the UHS and the Texas Roadhouse The smirk passing me by on the highway The smile parked in my driveway Something stirring in the pot The ripples are waterstriders I am counting the legs Everyone traveling like suitcases filled with black holes Insides in knots around metal rods of hesitance Hinges of doors that only open when the Sun is shining hymns out of some ancient text or spiritual hivemind Doors without windows or locks Purple lakes filling up the lots under my feet Like a lavender pool Waiting for a patient swimmer to sit and simmer Over a flame My umbrella weeps marigolds on the porch After a passage of steam The cattails still sit spinning idly in the painting on my wall Something is always moving Always spinning Always blooming ... Why wait until after the rain?