Rain’s Idea of Cinema
BY DENVER BUTSON
long before film was invented
rain made a film of us falling
we fell past rain’s window
we fell against rain’s window
we collected ourselves in puddles
on the sidewalks
long before sidewalks were invented
and while rain was filming
the wind picked up
and pulled us out of our puddles
and back up into the sky
we rushed as clouds
past skyscrapers and gathered
into bigger clouds over bridges
long before skyscrapers
or bridges were invented
and rain recorded it all
with her camera
wondering how she would edit it later
long before cameras
or editing were invented
and now rain shows us the films
she made every time she comes back around
to ask us when we are going to allow her
to invent us again