If I don't then no one else will

[Keith]

Hey Keith,
I don't get the second line, but I could be missing something. What is a "rugs clear stain"? However, I love the last line. I  especially like how you switch from rhyme to internal rhyme, emphasizing the sense of screeching. I also like the imagery of in the first and third line; "sharp morning rain" brought to mind some chilly mornings.    

Cheers,
Richard

Hey Richard I was seeing rain water running off her clothes, pooling onto a rug in the entrance to a shop. Thanks for commenting. Best keith

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Absorbed by sharp morning rain
stood layered on a rugs clear stain,
silent shops pipe a dead refrain
I elevate and screech my name.

this has an impact . glass in the last line (is what i hear).

you might make "refrain" plural in the 3rd line for rhythm.

The screech of an old elevator drowning out her need to screech her own name becuase if she doesnt then no one else will, good catch on refrains, taken and inserted best Keith