getting out of the rain

caught in the rain.
you find
a storefront
to stand under
and wait it out.
but it doesn't
stop, the hours
go by. the day
turns into night.
a week later,
you are still
there, under
the overhang,
keeping dry.
before long a
year has passed
and you've stood
there, waiting,
waiting for the rain
to stop.
for conditions
to be just right
in your life
to make your move,
and now it's almost
over.