Endings

You cannot get caught
in the same rain twice.

A transparent pearl
will not cling to your lash
when you close your eyes
to drink from the sky.

The heavens will not descend
like music. Wet notes
will not shatter when they touch
the strain of your tongue.

You will not notice how rain
tastes so strangely of nothing.
Your thirst will not be quenched
if you console every cloud.

People will pass all around
but they will see only
how the sun breaks on your back
as you walk away.