COLLAR TO THE RAIN

The chill wind burns
Reddened eyes
Hat slightly tilted
Yesterday cried
Tomorrow collar
To the rain
So little left
No one to blame.

The dampened street
Offers no refrain
No helping hand
Or smiling frame
The strangers pass
Eyes never to meet
Each on a mission
On a deadend street.

Each footfall grimmaces
No bird song
No traffic sound
Its heartbeat gone
The circle squared
Tomorrows pain
Each tear hidden
By falling rain.