Rhyme without reason

It’s a cold and wet night in a dismal part of town

In the yellowing streetlights a drunk staggers home

From the multi-storey car park a man is looking down

Waiting, to be sure he’s alone

 

He’s listening to the voice that’s all in his head

Telling him that all hope is lost

Filling his heart with despair and with dread

Knowing a line has been crossed

 

The shadows in the street call for his release

The rhythm of the rain beats a song

Only in the shadows can he find that final peace

Seeking a right from a wrong

 

When depression falls there comes a time

the soul enters the darker season

There’s no rhythm in life’s rhyme

Rhyme without a reason

 

The car parks empty, but still it rains

The flashing blues long gone

Rainwater washes away what remains

Of another life gone wrong