No one will consider this a tragedy or natural disaster, come the morning after. Shesurvivor will have picture scrolled ’cross every channel floating in the flood of her own public disgrace. No newspaper, or magazine will paint her as victim onlysinnerscandal. She will not be interviewed, only interrogated for what she did to cause this storm. How masses will be convinced she broke the levees with bare legs and revealing breasts. How she welcomed the downpour, bit lip and flipped hair at the drowning, how her hip sway caused the ocean to dance, how her mouth made the wind waltz. Witnesses will say they saw her doing a rain dance in stilettos and miniskirt,
and the police will need stronger evidence. What were you wearing? Had you been drinking? Are you sure you didn’t lead him on?
And she will reply, I never welcomed the downpour, bit lip or flipped hair at the drowning, I never asked the ocean to dance, my mouth pleaded, and still, the wind waltzed.