Ink In The Rain by Lori Yamamoto

### Part I: The Seed (The Storm) Sky cracks open,   city weeps with me,   wipers beat time,   rain against the glass.   ### Part II: The First Unfolding (The Struggle) Parked outside,   swore I’d never be here,   streetlight flickers,   knows my history.   ### Part III: The Second Unfolding (The Tear) Pressed words too hard,   page began to tear,   pen gave up,   couldn’t take the air.   ### Part IV: The Convergence (The Realization) Paper curled,   wilted on the dash,   every drop of rain,   smearing “yours” into “mine.”   ### Part V: The Coda (The Reflection) Half a lyric,   half a heart that won’t repair,   pen gave up,   before I could say I still care.   Ink in the rain,   running down the page,   every line I write,   just washes away.   Crying in the car,   headlights bleeding through,   every song I start,   keeps ending with you.