an addiction to petrichor

That happening         in the body, the thunderous               thing                    that bitesandscratches,     might not sting so much                                                                                             in 5 minutes. And not wanting, or believing, that this could be             in           you,                                            again,            does not                    make it      anylesstrue. 
I see you, standing,               in the rain,                       wondering, and all a b o u t y o u t h e r e 's t h e                      fallingeverythingfromeverything;                have you somehow madenotraising an umbrella make              sense? 
Is it p u n i s h m e n t?                                                                   Is wincing helpfu l ?
May I offer some c a u t i o n s?
Is it weather                 o r c l i m a t e ? P a t t e r n s matter more                       t h a n momen t s .
B e a l e r t f o r t e m p e r a t u r e d r o p s. P e t r i c h o r s h i f t s t o                           black        iceeasily.
D o e s s e l f-c o n d e m n a t i o n l i f t t h e c l i n g i n g g u i l t y w e i ght of asking- "Why                me?" 
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