Reflections

by Susannah J. Austin

Reflections of lights in the street,
Still pictures disrupted by ripples.
Showing a distorted mirror image
Duplicating everything backwards and upside down.
Droplets cling to anything they can.
Rain drenching everything in sight,
Exposing every curve,
Running down in drivulets to unseen places
Caressing like a lover one minute,
Then stinging like a whip the next.