a man dreams of rain
it is raining outside
rain falls into his dream
suppose he is right
neither crackle of grease
nor so much clapping
his dream-self says aloud
it is raining outside
as he mouths it silently
supposing there is sleep
and two voices between
where did the words go
Raymond Gibson (b. 1980) earned his MFA in creative writing at Florida Atlantic University. Speak, Shade (2013) and Meridian (2016) are both available from Glass Lyre Press, and New Ruin (2020) from Ghost City Press. His verse can be found in Moist, Tiny Wren Lit, and Voicemail Poems. BSKY
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