Sunday, August 3, 2014

rain, my old friend


summer rain

los angeles streets

soaking wet

i move my feet

 

but it doesn’t feel the same

as the old winter rains

i wandered in a few months back

 

faith and hope i lacked

figured all that would be said

at my funeral was,

“i’m surprised he lasted this long”

 

i’ve only had one beer

and i’m in no rush to have another

jenny and i had made love

our naked flesh flexing

in the flood of puddles

on the patio where we played

 

i think about god everyday

though we’re not quite yet

on speaking terms

 

i look up verses

listen to hymns

and right now the rain is beautiful

 

i tried to stay in

with jenny

but i craved to carve a path

that is immediately erased

and went where the water was waiting

 

but i am not lost

or lit up like a christmas

tree on liquor

 

i have a reason to go home

i have a reason to reach

i have a reason to reason

 

not screaming the lyrics to

“every day is halloween”

by ministry

 

just enjoying a walk in the rain

where i watch my name

written on every drop

 

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