Listen to the Rain

Come walk with me into the rain
that falls like loving tears
And wittiness catastrophic love
that spans the troubled years
and has left my gentle heart in shreds
alone, exposed to fears
too terrible to comprehend
just pray that hope appears.

The sound of softly falling rain
that echos in my head
Is amplified by loneliness
and fortified by dread
The sound drowns out the outside world
and fills my every sense
It takes away my consciousness
and leaves my body tense.

The subtle smell that comes with rain
promises life's rebirth
it overcomes the bitter scent
that fills my hell on earth
reminding me of dead flowers baked
in sunlights brutal rays
their beauty lingers, essence gone
their perfume fast decays

Like tears it comes from darkened skies
to fall upon the dust
of this the desert of my life ,
devoid of love and trust,
are fast absorbed by thirsty cracks
that run across my soul
but nothing do they satisfy
nothing do they make whole.