"Listen, have you ever noticed how

The birds look sad when they're put

Inside of a cage?", she said.

"I haven't, but that's just the way

They pretend to look like whenever

They're put in a cage", I said.

"Then, we're all birds waiting

To be released outside the cages

We put ourselves in", she said.

"Well, I'd rather be inside

Of a warm cage than walk around

In the cold rain", I said.

"At least, I brought the umbrella

So we can appreciate the rain

In its ethereal beauty", she said.

"Indeed, I do love the smell of rain but

I wish I could go home to finish

Writing one of my books", I said.

"You know, you can leave it for later

Because we've got a whole afternoon

To spend here", she said.

"Okay, I suppose you're right,

But I'm not so sure where we are

Supposed to be right now", I said.

"We're at home, that's all that matters

At the moment and nothing else

Should interfere", She said.

"I can't believe millions were slaughtered

On these streets where people used

To greet me everyday", I said.

"Reality teaches us all we know,

Though there are days I feel like

Not knowing anything", she said.

"I understand, I also feel the same

On mindless days where I can be

Truly myself and no one else", I said.

"Ignorance is a bliss amidst disaster,

But it can also lead to disappointment

If you lose yourself in it", she said.

"See, everything is as it is meant to be

And science is never wrong because

Gravity never fails us", I said.

"Of course, I can tell gravity exists

By just watching the raindrops

Hit the floor", she said.

"The rain feels very light and thin

Compared to the heaviness

Of yesterday's sorrows", I said.

"I heard rumors about the disappearance of mist

And the lack of a desert breeze

That came from the northwest", she said.

"That's the place where Cleyra's trunk

Used to stand at before it was

Blown to oblivion", I said.

"I want to stay here but I feel like

Going somewhere where there becomes here

As we get there", she said.

"Everywhere feels so empty these days,

And I do miss the children even when

They were kind of annoying", I said.

"Speaking of children, I wonder

If we have to repopulate this country

All by ourselves", I said.

"Don't be silly! That would require

A lot more effort than what

We got on our own", she said.