the trees were planted all in a

l

i

n

e

and created

slanted striped shadows

on the chalked concrete

the dark

and light

beams made me think

of a ladder

s p r e a d o u t across the pavement

and i climbed it further and further

and bent up to the sky

i

s

k

ipp

ed along the layered clouds

splashing in puddles

splattering droplets

b

e

l

o

w

onto the heads of two

the raindrops fell on their -pin-

-point- heads

and ran d

o

w

n their backs

raising a sense of togetherness as they huddledforwarmth.

heldhands

across two

tightropes

he fell

she fell

yet they kept eachother

perfectly balanced.