Overflow
Ali Memhard
lead-heavy liquid:
you startle suddenly as it strikes
trailing
down
your
neck
the holes in your boots becoming obvious
as floods form surrounding feet
filled
potholes
make
puddles
slowly becoming desensitized
as your slicker sticks to skin
minnows
race
across
windows
buckets of bullets beating on filmy fabric
as monsoons slip under umbrellas
rain
gauges
slowly
overflow