In The Rain
I stand in the rain
Unready to start again
The chilling breeze
Brings me to my knees
I light a fire but it burns out
Casting me in the shadow of doubt
Your smile used to light up my heart
Now the memory rips it apart
Ten years ago you went away
As I simmer in the turmoil of that memorial today
I can hear church bells ringing
As new lovers are singing
The clouds part bringing them sunshine
As some suffer, others find joy, an act divine
And as I sing the blues and look for clues
I'm looking to relight the fuse
But the spark is no longer there
When life is agony and nothing is fair
My halo was replaced with devil horns
And adorning my head is a crown of thorns
But it is my hopes and dreams burning at the stake
So what else is left for me here
Consumed by hatred and driven by fear
I'm just a face replaced left forgotten and out of place
Denied the divinity of God's forgiving grace
Festering and forsaken I'm left alone and shaken
It's all just too much for my wounded heart to take in
So all alone I stand here in the rain
Unwilling to start again
As demons tap dance before my eyes
Whispering their sweet little lies
I'm a lost little lamb who lost his faith
Cursed by the faintest sign of your wraith
Your words are hard to make out and a little too late
Because I've succumbed to my lonely fate
In the rain, in the rain, my innocence was slain
Leaving behind nothing but pain and a stain
Because I cry when angels to deserve to die
Using my dying breath to ask, "why?"
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2025
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