there's still time to make it

maybe i can

beat

the rain, maybe i can take

the long

hike

before

darkness overtakes me.

maybe

i can do this,

even with

the wind picking up.

even

with the bruised

clouds

fisting over,

filled with the crackle

of lightning.

maybe

i can. maybe

i can make it,

but it would be nice

to have someone here to talk

me out of such

things.