That's Not Rain
When I hurt or am in pain
Why does it always begin to rain?
Drizzling, the sky starts weeping,
The chill through everything seeping.
Like now.
But it's not raining.
Every time I forget my umbrella it soaks;
I feel like the butt of a joke.
It's not like things could have gotten much worse,
Until it starts raining as if I'm cursed.
Does the sky hate me?
No, it doesn't.
Forming puddles shallow and deep,
Interrupting my nightmares' sleep,
Freezing my bones' marrow,
Stiffening me like a scarecrow…
Why do I feel so numb?
Get close to the warmth.
Silence broken by the dull patter
As if each raindrop actually matters.
Why destroy a solitude I crave?
Against this injustice I rave!
Why must you come, oh rain?
What rain?
Falling down my face
Stinging my eyes, my cheeks- all over the place-
It always brings me pain,
This stupid, infernal rain.
It matches my mood every day.
That's not rain.
Then, pray tell, what is it?
Those are tears.