Running In The Rain

It is monsoon season on the west coast of Malaysia and I have been getting caught in the rain for quite a fair bit. The weather can get rather fierce but nothing beats running in the rain.

Tiny water droplets wet my cheeks
as unpredictable gusts of wind
shift my weight in every direction
My outstretched palm feels nothing
but moist wind weaving through my fingers.

My eyes gaze upon the bright sky
Clear flamboyant sea of white
tinged with shades of gray
Clouds rolling madly over each other
melting into a mass as the sky grows darker.

Frantically I run
My heart in palpitations
Cold sweat send chills down my spine
Shudder in my footsteps
My toes confused with misdirection.

Lightning flashes
like the strikes of ferocious titans
enraged by the pleas of the people
Clashing their weapons
in a high tension duel.

Fierce lightning rips the sky apart
Shredding the menacing gray clouds
with streaks of charged bolts
Bright blasts fire across the dark canvas
blinding my eyes for seconds.

Foundations quake violently
as lightning strikes the ground
Landing with full force like an asteroid
travelling with full velocity
crashing into the earth.

Visuality reduces to nil
as the air is ambushed by
a crossfire of continuous heavy raindrops
shooting down like rapid bullets
in a merciless airstrike.

I run like there is no tomorrow
Drenched till no part of me was dry
Changing through thick curtains
feeling the exhilaration of freedom
flowing through me as I run In the rain.

- Swit Marie

21:05H 23th November 2016
Hugo's at Modesto



Swit Marie is a 'Jacqueline of all trades' who loves wearing plaid 
who thinks in rhyme all the time
A believer in making dreams come true, she would love to collaborate with you
An explorer starting fresh and would only give her best
She stands in the gap and will only call it quits when it's a wrap.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Swinging From Memory To Memory

Of recent adventures and endeavours I realised how much I liked to swing . This is how I wing it at swing. Hope this is as much fun reading as it was writing. When I was young, as memory recalls, My mum would take us out to play, We sometimes 'hang gai-gai' at nearby malls, Or go to McDonald's to eat during the day. On the weekdays when we would get the chance, To get some fresh air at the playground, Every kid would have one thing in their glance, We would race for the swings or run around. As I grew older I had a few favourite animations, One was from Jane Goodall's favourite book that became many adaptations, Tarzan swinging from vine to vine was all it took, For us nature lovers to love apes and get hooked. And then came along the 'All American Rejects' Swing, swing, swing from the tangles of my heart, Listening to that song had relieving effects, Cause any rejected crush made me fall apart. I remember there were days that w
Read more

2020

I  wrote this on the flight travelling back to Malaysia in 2020, leaving Australia after what would have been the last time I see the person that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I was observing the people around me, it was an 8 hour flight with a lot of turbulence, who would have know that 2020 would be that kind of year as well. It is funny how things tell you of what will come in its own little ways. Looking around absorbing the sensations to accommodate my body to my surroundings, Infusing my skin with lavender and chamomile to soothe the tension in my muscular fibres.   On my left, a rubik cube frantically trying to solve itself It is but a process of working out possible solutions and running through know standard operational patterns Constant rotations occur and in mere minutes the puzzle is solved.   On my right, two European centurians ecstatic to journey to a new land Partners in life and adventurers ready for new horizons just above the equator They see spirits an
Read more

This Is Malaysia

Recently Swit Marie has gotten more active on the HitRECord platform and started working on new material and collaborations. This was definitely the highlight of 2020 for her years of writing in the past few years. Reaching an international audience and being part of a community of creatives through this project involving over 180 contributors. The piece that was submitted for the This Is Malaysia video by HitRECord was derived from Dragon Tail . This Is Malaysia  final script remixed by Matt Conley from 8 contributors. This I s Malaysia video. The morning sun greets the mist of the hills, Joy seeps into my lungs as the morning dew kisses my cheeks, Peppercorn scents sing melodies of what the day could be. Waking up to the clouds embracing the mountain ranges This is where my heart belongs My fingertips touch the sparkle in the air made by the sun rays that love the mist My shoulders rise with the lightness of the sunrise. A symphony of swallows sifting through the clouds, Murmuratio
Read more