Emo, I know, Shut it!

The rain comes down and cleanses the earth.
A chance to start again, pure.

After, wilted flowers replenished
the sky's a richer blue

And i rain. My eyes rain.
But i am not pure nor calmed
and i don't get to restart

rain falling to earth from the sky, from heaven.
a gift for all to see for the world to share
with beauty in the blur
and in the soundtrack, giving clarity.
After' the sky is a richer blue in happiness.

rather than clear drops of purity,
raindrops run gray from my eyes
discolored by deceit discolored by the mask
i give to the world in place of me,
my feelings, my truth

So i, unlike the heavens, do not share my rain.
And when the showers are done
my eyes show bloodshot,
instead of a brighter shade of blue
and the source is more withered than renewed.

- by: Jonathan Douglas Carter -
Jonathan sent this poem home in the first week of January.