IT RAINED TODAY


It rained today
not that I cared
I actually like the rain
there is something special about the rain
least that's what I think
Mother Nature builds up all this pressure
gathers all this water in the clouds
and then releases it
in the form of rain
this is much the same way for us
we build up emotions
problems
worries
gather all these in our heads
till the pressure is too great
the feeling too strong
and we release it
in the form of tears
the rain helps wash away our problems
much like our tears quell our pain
of course
nothing can ever wash it all away
quell all the pain
so we continue on
doing the best 
with what we can get.

It rained today
I stood out in it
let the rain pour down on me
wetting my hair
soaking my clothes
making me cold outside
yet warm inside
let the rain beat down on my head
clouding my vision
clearing my mind
I focus on the rain
letting it cleanse me
from head to toe
letting it lick
my open wounds
letting it blot out
my thinking
letting it wash away
all of my problems
all of my worries
all of my fears
erasing the blackboard of my mind
leaving me to focus solely on the rain
and then
as mysteriously as it had started
it stopped
the rain had stopped
the clouds disappeared
the gloomy day that once had been
was no more
the sun came out
and with it returned all my problems
all my worries
all my fears
it is not fair
how can it rain
and everything is gloomy
and then have it stop
and the sun come up?
it's just not fair
wish it were the same for us
after the rain
no more problems
no more worries
no more fears
they would disappear with the rain
leaving only a blank mind
a happy mind
to face a new day
a sunny day
but this will never be
so I just have to wait
as do you
for the next rain.

It rained today
not that I cared
I actually like the rain.


By: Ryan Stancl