In The Rain

Tue 25th Aug 2026

Let it rain 
Let it pour 
Let it drop

But little drops of water form a mighty ocean 
An ocean of grief 
An ocean of loss 
An ocean of death

The rain came down 
And the sky fell on a town
As the raindrops gather 
It's currents became stronger 

Punching our rooftops, drowning our cries 
The streets opened their throats 
Swallowing lives like pills 
Spitting out bodies like excuses 

Remains , the word that haunts me 
Drowning, to drown
No, to be carried 
Carried away by the tide they named, not a thing but the shape of a thing 
Carried away by the same enemy that quenched their thirst as it thirsts for their days 

I saw myself floating 
As I stopped fighting 
Filling my empty lungs 
Wrapping it's arms around my throat 
With the taste of goodbye 
And I remain an echo of someone who used to be 

Where do we we go from here?

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