summer rain in the city

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rain in the city in the summer
is a humid blanket seeping
in the window cracks and down
the back of my shirt in drops
of sweat.

there’s no ac in my room, so
i crack the window to hear
the pitter-patter, the scatter
of puddles on the sidewalk
from car tires, the shouting
of some rando on the street.

i chug a bottle of lukewarm water,
throw my socks in the laundry
bin and lie on the bed until
the covers warm up, trying
to rest away the heat.