Dear Rain

I don’t appreciate you making my walk to work uncomfortable

I don’t appreciate my shoes being soaked through or arriving to work with damp clothing

You make me angry

I hate your dark skies and annoying wind, blowing stray raindrops in my hair

Rain, because my trousers are wet and my feet are cold

I now have a sore throat

You are an inconvenience during the day

Why can you not visit at night when most of us are tucked up in bed or between 9am-5pm when most of us are safe inside our office buildings?

I know that you are not useless

You make things grow

Keep them nourished

But today Rain, I wish I’d never woken up to you.