In This Rain

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The clouds have darkened to grey;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

My hope begins to frey;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The rain is roaring down;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

I think, in it, I could drown;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The leaves are leaking water;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

I wish I could leave this life, Mother;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

A wind whispers past, "Are you ready?"

Drip drop. Drip drop.

I don't know why I'm unhappy;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Outside the rain seems inviting;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Like bees in a nest, each drop stings;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The bugs are all hidden away;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

I won't leave this house today;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Each feline hair holds a droplet;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

As I step out into the wet;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Across, gleaming gargoyles frown;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

In this downpour, I wish I would drown;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The sky is a child's mess of charcoals;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Into a puddle my heart rolls;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

There! A glass is set down full of rum;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

Could this be why I'm so numb?

Drip drop. Drip drop.

The grass is a muddy mess of brown;

Drip drop. Drip drop.

I know, in this rain, I will drown;

Drip drop. Drip drop.