The Afternoon Rain

Listen to the blues of falling rain.
Listen to the rattle on the window pane.
Listen to the drops shriek in pain.

Watch the dark clouds fill up the sky.
Watch them whimper, whine and cry.
Watch the weeping afternoon sky.

Taste the sour rustle of sunlight.
Taste the bitterness of the sun's plight.
Taste the victory of dark over light.

Feel the blackness seeping in.
Feel the acrid rain pierce your skin.
Feel the fright and despair win.

Breathe in the stench of the dying day.
Breathe in the life drowning away.
Breathe in the last vanishing sunray.

- CSPS