not every encounter
will be the one
but the one
will come from
some chance meeting
so you show up
more aware of yourself
than the night before
give soothing strokes
to your goosebump skin
the air stuffy inside
with the promise of hope
knowing if the one appears
you will charm the rain
from the sky
© C. Jean Downer
Image: “Automat,” by Edward Hopper, 1927